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Easy At Home Orange Chicken

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Course dinner, Main Course
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

For the chicken,

  • 2 chicken breast, trimmed
  • ⅓ cup cornstarch
  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • salt and pepper

For orange sauce

  • ½ cup fresh orange juice, 2-3 oranges
  • zest of one orange
  • 2 tbsp jarred pre-minced garlic, or 2 cloves grated
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water)

Instructions
 

For chicken,

  • Preheat the air fryer to 350.
  • Mix cornstarch, flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk egg in a separate shallow dish.
  • Cut chicken in half lengthwise, then into ½ inch thick slices.
  • Dip chicken in egg mixture then into flour mixture. Knock off excess flour then place into heated air fryer basket in a single layer.
  • Air fry chicken for 6-7 minutes, flipping halfway. Remove to a plate and repeat with remaining chicken.

For sauce,

  • In a small bowl, mix 1 tbsp cornstarch with 1 tbsp water.
  • Mix all remaining ingredients together in another bowl.
  • Add orange sauce and cornstarch slurry to a large pan or wok over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes or until sauce starts to simmer and thicken.
  • Reduce heat to low, toss in chicken. Mix until evenly coated.