Spicy Orange-Ginger Chicken Recipe
Ditch the take out and try this easy one-pan Orange Ginger Chicken recipe at home. This spicy Mandarin chicken recipe starts with marinating chicken in an orange-based Mandarin sauce and then cooking it in a skillet. Served on rice, it is an easy dinner that will make your family ask for more.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup orange juice freshly squeezed from 6-8 oranges
- 2 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons ginger freshly shredded
- 8 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 medium 1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1/4 inch strips
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup scallions green parts only, sliced
- 2 tablespoon black sesame seeds
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 970mg | Potassium: 1111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg
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