Air Fryer Orange Chicken is tangy, sweet, savory, and the ultimate Chinese take out copycat recipe. The air fryer makes cooking a delicious Orange Chicken meal easy!
Place the chicken in a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cornstarch, tossing to coat and combine well.
Put chicken in the air fryer. Spray with oil and cook for 8-9 minutes, shaking the basket once during cooking.
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Add and whisk together the orange juice and zest, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and ginger to a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat.
Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 4-5 minutes, whisking occasionally. While simmering, whisk together the remaining cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl and set aside.
Add the cornstarch slurry, whisking well, and cook for 1 additional minute until the sauce is thick. Remove the sauce from the heat.
Remove chicken from the air fryer and combine with sauce.
The amount of sugar and pepper can be adjusted to your personal taste preferences.
To make the sauce thicker, add additional cornstarch slurry, ½ Tablespoon at a time until it's the thickness you want.
Either chicken breast meat or trimmed chicken thighs can be used.
Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.
Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
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Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.