Wished one thing DIFFERENT. And after I noticed this recipe, I knew it was it. I by no means actually favored restaurant orange hen as a result of it tends to be approach too candy, and I do not even like orange juice haha, however by some means this recipe spoke to me. I actually don’t take care of sweets or candy dishes, however knew that I can merely use sugar to style.

Had no cornstarch, so I merely used some cake flour. No hoisin sauce, so used oyster sauce (with out including extra sugar). I did air fry my hen (had about 1.6 lbs. hen breast) and it was fairly messy, however I agree that the velveting methodology (the baking soda) simply produces that restaurant mouthfeel. Whereas my hen was probably not crispy, it was nonetheless scrumptious! Would possibly fry it in oil subsequent time, as I’ve a really massive and fairly deep pan, so that can assist with any messy splatters.

I used solely a fraction of the sugar; undecided how a lot however not more than 1/4 cup. Used 12 oz. bottled orange juice (mine occurred to be not from focus), and no zest as a result of I’m lazy like that haha. For the quantity of hen I had, there was no want for any water, since I already had a bit extra orange juice within the sauce.

Made some sauteed inexperienced beans, topped the entire shebang with inexperienced onions from the backyard and sesame seeds… And simply LOVED this dish. Slicing the sugar to swimsuit my style let the orange juice taste shine, with out being bitter. Ecstatic for leftovers!

So glad I went out of my consolation zone and made this dish – thanks a lot!