
Vegan & Gluten-free Orange Chicken – Chinese Food Copycat {GF, V}
Calling all gluten-free readers!
It’s hard and sometimes frustrating to find Chinese food that is gluten-free or a place willing to make it GF for you. Thankfully the restaurant near my house caters to my allergies but I know so many people aren’t lucky like me. So I wanted to recreate my favorite dish, gluten-free of course, so y’all too can enjoy the delicious Chinese food!
This recipe is gluten-free and can also be made vegan by swapping out the chicken for your favorite meatless substitute. This recipe is also super easy to make and doesn’t require a fryer! You can conveniently make it on the comfort of your stovetop.
Pair this orange chicken with my favorite vegan copycat chinese fried rice, gluten-free vegetable spring rolls, or these delicious GF vegetable pierogis for a Chinese food filled night! 🙂

Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 pound chicken tender or Vegan alternative such as tofu
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour
- 1/2 cup gluten-free cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 egg – replace with Just egg (plant-based egg) or egg replacer
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Vegetable oil- for pan frying
Sauce:
- 1 orange – using for zest and juice
- 2 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp corn starch
Garnish:
- Sesame seeds

Directions
- Cut chicken or vegan substitute into 1 inch pieces
- In a medium bowl mix together flour, corn starch, salt and pepper. Add in egg (or egg replacer), oil, water. Whisk until combined.
- Add chicken to the mixture and coat. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- In a large to medium saucepan add 2 inches of vegetable oil, heat to 350 F and add marinated chicken, 10-15 pieces at a time to the oil and deep fry for 3 minutes turning half way for even cooking.
- Remove from pan onto a paper towel lined plate and cover with foil to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.

Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan add orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic and brown sugar.
- Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a low boil.
- Mix in corn starch and water and stir until the sauce thickens. About 1-3 minutes.
- Add in fried chicken and toss until evenly coated.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with this fried rice and these vegetable spring rolls.
- ENJOY 🙂

Vegan & Gluten-free Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 1 pound chicken tender or Vegan alternative such as tofu
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour
- 1/2 cup gluten-free cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 egg – replace with Just egg plant-based egg or egg replacer
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Vegetable oil- for pan frying
- Sauce:
- 1 orange – using for zest and juice
- 2 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- Garnish:
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cut chicken or vegan substitute into 1 inch pieces.
- In a medium bowl mix together flour, corn starch, salt and pepper. Add in egg (or egg replacer), oil, water. Whisk until combined.
- Add chicken to the mixture and coat. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- In a large to medium saucepan add 2 inches of vegetable oil, heat to 350 F and add marinated chicken, 10-15 pieces at a time to the oil and deep fry for 3 minutes turning half way for even cooking.
- Remove from pan onto a paper towel lined plate and cover with foil to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.
- Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan add orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic and brown sugar. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a low boil.
- Mix in corn starch and water and stir until the sauce thickens. About 1-3 minutes.
- Add in fried chicken and toss until evenly coated.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with this fried rice and these vegetable spring rolls.
- ENJOY 🙂
Make with Vegan Copycat Chinese fried rice for a Chinese food filled nice!

Or these Copycat Chinese Vegetable Spring Rolls- Gluten Free, Vegan & Healthy

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3 Comments
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April 19, 2021 at 8:20 am
[…] a year ago I posted this vegan & gluten-free orange chicken along with this vegan copycat Chinese fried rice and you all LOVED these recipes so I decided to […]
crystalsandcurls
August 3, 2020 at 5:20 pm
This looks so delish – and it’s great that its gluten free!x
DIY Lifestyle
August 4, 2020 at 1:22 pm
It is delish and super easy to make! Plus, as you said, it’s great that it’s gluten-free! Since I cannot eat gluten all of my food is free from it so my blog is filled with tons of other delicious gluten-free, vegan, raw vegan and paleo dishes that are also very yummy!