Orange Chicken - Instant Pot
Orange Chicken - Instant Pot

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Orange Chicken - Instant Pot is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Orange Chicken - Instant Pot is something that I have loved my whole life.

Add to the Instant Pot® and stir to combine. Combine chicken, BBQ sauce, orange juice and soy sauce in the pot and stir to combine. Secure the lid, making sure the vent is closed. Using the display panel select the MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK function*.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have orange chicken - instant pot using 24 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Orange Chicken - Instant Pot:
  1. Make ready 2 lbs chicken breast cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  2. Get 2 Tbsp oil
  3. Get 1/4 c orange juice
  4. Make ready 1/3 White or yellow onion chopped large
  5. Get sauce
  6. Take 3/4 c orange juice
  7. Take 1 tbps hot sauce or taco sauce
  8. Take 1 tbps white wine
  9. Take 1/3-1/2 c tomato sauce
  10. Get 1/4 c soy sauce
  11. Make ready 1 tbsp curry and ginger powder mixed as you see fit
  12. Get 1/4 c sugar
  13. Prepare 1/4 c brown sugar
  14. Take Orange zest
  15. Make ready thickener
  16. Make ready 2-3 tbsp cornstarch
  17. Make ready 2 Tbsp orange juice
  18. Get garnish
  19. Make ready 1/2 c cashews
  20. Prepare Green onion - chopped
  21. Make ready Orange zest
  22. Prepare rice
  23. Make ready Make some white rice or brown rice or a rice packet
  24. Get Enough rice to be happy

Bright and fresh orange flavors are combined with Asian flavors to make this perennial take-out favorite at home. In the Instant Pot on SAUTE, add the olive oil with chicken pieces. Add orange juice to the pot and using a wooden spoon, scrape up the bits on the bottom of the pot so you don't get the burn notice (this is called deglazing). Instant Pot Orange Chicken Orange chicken is so tasty and it's a popular option at Chinese takeout restaurants.

Instructions to make Orange Chicken - Instant Pot:
  1. Dry chicken breasts with paper towels, make them dry. Don't skip this. Chop chicken into 1-2in chunks.
  2. Turn instant pot to saute on high (more). When it is at Hot, add the oil, chopped onion and chopped chicken. Stir constantly until chicken is just browned on all sides.
  3. Add the 1/4c orange juice and deglaze the pot with a wooden spoon. When done, cancel the instant pot.
  4. Add the sauce ingredients to sauteed chicken. Add everything under sauce section and stir until combined and over all chicken pieces.
  5. Manual pressure cook for 6 minutes. Natural release 10-12 minutes. While your waiting, make the thickener… Mix the cornstarch and orange juice until all clumps are gone. More cornstarch equals thicker sauce.
  6. Release the pressure and turn back on saute mode (low or normal now). Add the cashews from garnish section. Slowly mix in thickener slurry and stir while cooking for 2-3 minutes until sauce is thick.
  7. Turn off instant pot. Let sit for 5-7 minutes.
  8. Spoon over there rice and add green onion and zest as final garnish when serving. Enjoy it inside your face.

Add orange juice to the pot and using a wooden spoon, scrape up the bits on the bottom of the pot so you don't get the burn notice (this is called deglazing). Instant Pot Orange Chicken Orange chicken is so tasty and it's a popular option at Chinese takeout restaurants. Why not make it at home instead? My version is probably much healthier than most restaurants since the chicken is not breaded and fried. The first step to making Instant Pot orange chicken is to make the fresh orange sauce.

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