I know I cook a lot, but I am not going to lie and say that we never get take out OR have full meals in the freezer. As you know, sometimes life gets busy and hectic. We had been eating a lot of frozen meal orange chicken, and I realized it was time for me to make it my own. After some good research on Pinterest, I came up with the Air Fryer Orange Chicken recipe below.
Air Fryer Orange Chicken in an RV
There are a few cooking utensils that I believe are essential for RV living:
First, an Instant Pot. Second, an Air Fryer. Lastly, a Hot Plate (aka a single burner). We have been really successful with all of our meal with just these three appliances. No stove needed! In fact, I haven’t had propane in over a year and we use our stove for storage of our storage containers.
I absolutely understand that these are big appliances. However, the flexibility you have them with it well worth it! For example, Kim and I can take both the Instant Pot and the Air Fryer outside and cook while watching the kids run around. I am also not stuck to one spot in the kitchen, I have the ability to put either the Instant Pot or Air Fryer on a side table (or both!) and have a full “kitchen” around me. It is so nice!
I am sure one day we will have propane again, but for now there is no need, and I love it that way!
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Full-Flavored Orange Chicken in the Air Fryer
An extremely fun recipe to make and eat; Powerfully Flavored Orange Chicken starts in the air fryer and ends up in a pot full of flavor!
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Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Calories: 281kcal
Author: David Wayne (Instant Pot Dave)
Cost: $16
Equipment
Air Fryer
Large Sauce Pot or Pan
Stove or Hot Plate
Ingredients
2lbsChicken Breast cut into bite size pieces
Chicken Dredge
1/4 cupCornstarch
1/2tspSalt
1/8tspBlack Pepper
1/8tspGround Gingerpowder
Sauce
4Large Garlic Cloves Diced
1TbspFresh Ginger DicedAbout a half a thumb's worth
1TbspOlive Oil
1Large Orange zested and juiced~1/2 cup Juice ~3 Tbsp Zest
1Lemon juiced~1/3 cup
1 cup Chicken Broth
1/4cupSoy Sauce
2TbspRice Wine Vinegar
1TbspSesame Oil
1/4cupBrown Sugar
1Yellow or Sweet Onion chopped into bite size pieces
2Orange or Red Bell Peppers chopped into bite size pieces
Cornstarch Slurry
3TbspCornstarchcornstarch slurry
6Tbsp Watercornstarch slurry
Instructions
Preparing the Chicken
Cut the chicken pieces into bite size pieces and add them to a mixing bowl
Mix 1/4 cup cornstarch, black pepper, salt and ground ginger and add to the chicken
Mix the cornstarch mixture with the chicken so the chicken is evenly covered
Preheat your air fryer for 5 minutes at 400°F
Spray the hot air fryer basket with oil and add the chicken pieces to the basket
Spray the chicken with oil and put basket into the air fryer
Cook for 8 minutes at 380°F and then use a spatula to flip the chicken over in quadrants, 1/4th at a time, breaking up the chicken pieces as you go and spray with oil
Return the basket to the air fryer and cook for 4 more minutes at 380°F
Plate and cover the chicken in aluminum foil, set aside
Making the Sauce
Zest and juice one large orange plus juice one lemon, add to a pot or saucepan
Mix all other sauce ingredients except bell pepper and onion into the pot or saucepan with the orange and lemon juice
Turn on stove or hot plate to medium-high heat under the sauce pot
Chop onion and bell peppers into large bite size pieces and add to the sauce
Let simmer for 5 minutes stirring every minute
Add the cooked chicken to the sauce and carefully stir Chicken down into sauce
Mix 3 Tbsp of cornstarch and 6 Tbsp of water in a small bowl or cup to make a slurry
Carefully stir slurry into the sauce and chicken
Bring sauce to a boil, stirring often, until sauce thickens and turn stove or hotplate off
Serve over rice or steamed veggies
Video
Notes
Air Fryers all cook a little differently, even of the same model. Make sure the chicken is cooked through without any pink. If there is still a little pink in the middle, cook for a couple more minutes. Enjoy the amazing flavor!Watch the video for instruction and motivation.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal
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