Orange Chicken With Capers Recipes

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
• Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
• To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
• Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.

ORANGE BRAISED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the chicken and brown on both sides. Remove from pan with some tongs and set aside.
• Reheat the oil in the pan, add the garlic and onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring, until just beginning to brown.
• Add the cumin, orange and lemon juices, orange zest and pepper, mix well then add the chicken, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Spoon the juices over the chicken then add the capers, re-cover and simmer for a further 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve immediately.

FENNEL-DUSTED CHICKEN WITH BROWN BUTTER AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Stir together fennel seeds, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Pat chicken dry, then sprinkle both sides with fennel mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter with oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook 2 cutlets, turning once, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes total. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely. Add remaining 2 cutlets to skillet and cook, then transfer to plate. (Butter will brown as chicken cooks.)
• Add capers and orange juice to skillet along with any meat juices from plate and bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits. Remove from heat and swirl in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Pour over chicken.

PARMESAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Combine garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning, and lemon pepper. Sprinkle spice mix on both sides of chicken breasts, then coat each side with Parmesan cheese and flour.
• Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add olive oil and swirl to coat the pan. Brown chicken breasts on both sides, turning only once. It should not be cooked through and through. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
• Add white wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bits. Cook for 1 minute, then add chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and return chicken breasts to the pan. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half, then add green onions and capers. Cook an additional 2 minutes. Serve chicken breasts with pan gravy.

CHICKEN WITH WINE AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chicken breasts and fry for 10-12 mins on each side until cooked through. Transfer to a warmed plate, cover and keep warm.
• To make the sauce, add the wine and capers to the same pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 2-3 mins until the wine is reduced by half. Add the lemon juice and butter and stir in the parsley.
• Divide the chicken among four warmed plates, pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with lemon wedges and serve with rice.