Spicy Ginger Orange Chicken Recipes

SPICY ORANGE-GINGER CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• In a glass bowl, whisk orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, 1-tablespoon olive oil, Sriracha sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and black pepper.
• Place the chicken in a ziplock bag and pour 1/3 of the mixture in the bag. Seal the bag and place it in the fridge. Let it marinade for an hour.
• Heat 1-tablespoon olive oil on a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Remove chicken from the bag and discard the marinade.
• Add chicken, in 2 batches, and cook each batch for 6-7 minutes. Place the cooked chicken on a clean plate. Set aside.
• Pour the rest of the marinade into the now-empty skillet and cook until boiling over medium high heat.
• In the mean time, whisk together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. It will be like a white paste. Whisk it into the marinade and let it boil for a minute.
• Return chicken into the skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until chicken registers 160 F when a thermometer is inserted in some of the pieces of chicken.
• Serve it immediately over rice. Sprinkle it with scallions and black sesame seeds.

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
• Mix in chicken pieces and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Remove chicken from refrigerator and drain thoroughly in colander, reserving marinade.
• Heat a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken for 2 minutes; spoon out any excess liquid.
• Continue to cook and stir until chicken caramelizes, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in white portions of green onions, garlic, and orange zest; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in half of reserved marinade. Simmer until reduced and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, and sugar snap peas; cook and stir until vegetables are warmed, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in green portions of green onions; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

SPICY GINGER / ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Blend together all the ingredients except the chicken.
• Brush the breasts all over with the marmalade mixture.
• Place in a baking dish lined with foil (easy cleanup).
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until done, basting every 8 minutes.
• If there is any sauce left, heat, and serve along side the chicken.
• Serve.

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Finely grate peel from one orange; place peel in a small bowl. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange; stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from oranges. Working over the small bowl with orange peel to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit; set sectioned oranges aside. Stir cornstarch, broth, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, jalapeno and pepper flakes into orange juice and peel., Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken; stir-fry 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken., Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Stir in reserved orange sections. Serve with rice. Sprinkle servings with sesame seeds and green onions.

SPICY GINGER AND LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large saucepan until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken legs in one layer, and brown them over medium to high heat, turning occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the pan, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low and return the chicken to pan. Cover, and cook gently for 15 minutes or until done. Serve, one leg per person, with some of the cooking juices.

SPICY ORANGE-GINGER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Halve the peppers, remove the ribs and seeds, and cut into strips.
• Using vegetable peeler, remove the rind (orange part only) from the orange.
• Cut the rind into very thin julienne strips about 3 inches long.
• Squeeze the orange.
• Add more frozen juice if necessary to make 3/4 cup.
• In a bowl, combine orange juice, chili sauce, sherry, sugar, and cornstarch.Stir until smooth
• In wok, heat oil over high heat and stir-fry chicken until browned and cooked through.
• Remove chicken.
• Add orange rind, garlic and ginger and stir-fry until aromatic.
• Add peppers and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the chili sauce mixture and return the chicken to the wok.
• Cook until the sauce is thickened.