Ingredients for - Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken
How to cook deliciously - Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken
1. Stage
Blot chicken thighs with a paper towel and trim off excess fat with kitchen shears. Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks.
2. Stage
Stir orange juice, lemon juice, soy sauce, green onions, orange zest, ginger, garlic, and Sriracha together in a bowl.
3. Stage
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.
4. Stage
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.
5. Stage
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.
6. Stage
Turn the Instant Pot back to the Saute function. Stir in brown sugar.
7. Stage
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.
