Orange & Ginger Chicken

Orange & Ginger Chicken takes approximately 3 hours from beginning to end. One serving contains 519 calories, 17g of protein, and 12g of fat. For $1.4 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. This recipe from Foodista requires orange, chicken breasts, ginger root, and garlic. 2 people have tried and liked this recipe. With a spoonacular score of 21%, this dish is rather bad. Similar recipes are Orange & Ginger Chicken, Orange Ginger Chicken, and Orange-Ginger Chicken.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons chopped green onion

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 orange

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

cup rice vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½ pieces

2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons water

Equipment:

sauce pan

ziploc bags

frying pan

aluminum foil

paper towels

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice (about 1/4 cup from the fresh orange), lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir in the tablespoon orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil.
  3. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag.
  5. Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  6. In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.
  7. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.
  8. Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

Step by step:


1. Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice (about 1/4 cup from the fresh orange), lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat.Stir in the tablespoon orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil.

2. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.

3. Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag.Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper.

4. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.

5. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

6. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides.

7. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

8. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.


Nutrition Information:

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519 Calories
16g Protein
12g Total Fat
83g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
519k
26%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
1g
11%

Carbohydrates
83g
28%

  Sugar
57g
64%

Cholesterol
36mg
12%

Sodium
1005mg
44%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
16g
34%

Selenium
30µg
43%

Vitamin B3
8mg
42%

Vitamin C
24mg
30%

Vitamin B6
0.52mg
26%

Vitamin B1
0.32mg
22%

Manganese
0.39mg
19%

Folate
76µg
19%

Phosphorus
179mg
18%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Iron
2mg
14%

Vitamin K
13µg
12%

Potassium
430mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
12%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Calcium
77mg
8%

Fiber
1g
8%

Copper
0.13mg
7%

Zinc
0.67mg
4%

Vitamin A
159IU
3%

Vitamin B12
0.11µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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