Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken

Name: Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Total time: 55
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, or more to taste; 0.5 cup orange juice; 0.5 cup lemon juice; 0.25 cup low-sodium soy sauce; 0.25 cup diced green onions; 2 large oranges, zested; 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 cup brown sugar, or more to taste; 6 tablespoons cornstarch; 6 tablespoons water

Recipe by BrandonS from allrecipes.com

Dinner 55 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, or more to taste
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0.5 cup orange juice
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0.5 cup lemon juice
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0.25 cup low-sodium soy sauce
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0.25 cup diced green onions
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2 large oranges, zested
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2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
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2 teaspoons minced garlic

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2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
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6 tablespoons cornstarch
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6 tablespoons water

Instructions

Blot chicken thighs with a paper towel and trim off excess fat with kitchen shears. Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks.
Stir orange juice, lemon juice, soy sauce, green onions, orange zest, ginger, garlic, and Sriracha together in a bowl.
Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. When the pot is hot, add oil and swirl it around. Add chicken, salt, and pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Cancel Saute function.
Pour orange sauce mixture into the Instant Pot. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, for 5 minutes, then switch to the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
Turn the Instant Pot back to the Saute function. Stir in brown sugar.
Stir cornstarch and water together in a small bowl; stir slurry into the Instant Pot and let cook until the sauce has thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.