Chicken is a common entre around the world. It’s a great meat to work with because it has a neutral taste profile. You can alter its taste to fit your palette. A long running joke is that a lot of meat “tastes like chicken”, when in reality, a lot of chicken is made to taste like a lot of different meat. This recipe of orange chicken is basically lemon chicken with an Oriental twist.
Health Benefits
Chicken has many health benefits that justify making it a corner stone of your diet. Regular consumption of chicken can help regulate your body’s metabolism. It also is good for heart health and cholesterol management. Chicken is relatively low in fat compared to other meat, so you can enjoy it while maintaining a proper diet.
Its blend of vitamins, among other things, strengthens the immune system so it can resist disease and sickness. Chicken provides many nutrients, potassium, iron, and vitamin A, just to name a few.
Juices from citrus fruits (used in this recipe)
Ingredients
chicken breasts—skinless and boneless—diced: 2
spring onions—chopped: 2
Chicken stock: ½ cup
orange juice: ½ cup
Rice wine vinegar: 1/3cup
capers - rinsed and brined: ¼ cup
Brown sugar: ¾ cup
butter- unsalted: 6 tbsp
grated orange zest: 1 tbsp
black pepper: 1 tsp
soy sauce: 1 tbsp
lemon Juice: 4 tbsp
chopped parsley: 1/3 cup
ginger-garlic paste: 1 tbsp
pepper powder: ½ tsp
salt to taste
How To Make Orange Chicken
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, butter. When the butter melts completely and begins to let smoke, add springs onions and sauté till translucent. Add salt and ginger-garlic paste and continue stirring until the raw smell of garlic disappears.
- Stir in chicken pieces and let cook for about 3 minutes or until the chicken turns brown.
- Add the capers, stock, orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and orange zest and bring to a boil.
- Turn off the heat, add lemon zest and pepper, and garnish with parsley.