Good orange chicken is mostly defined by its sauce, which is why Panda Express' balanced mix of sweet, tangy, and savory remains unmatched. And although it wasn't identical, Trader Joe's orange ...
Lift the chicken out and arrange on a warm serving plate. Add salt and pepper if necessary, then spoon the sauce over. Decorate the dish with the orange segments and the slivered almonds.
Set seared chicken legs aside, skin-side up, on a plate. As soon as the chicken is done searing, add soy sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar, garlic, mandarin peel, star anise, peppercorns and bay ...
Pour half the sauce over the chicken and vegetables ... then arrange the vegetables in an even layer around the chicken. Place an orange quarter, cut side up, in each corner of the baking sheet.
The sauce will still be fairly liquid at this point, but you can transfer to a saucepan and simmer on the hob for a 4–5 minutes until reduced, before pouring back over the chicken. Use orange ...