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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Sweet Orange Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 bone-in chicken breasts
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 orange, juice and zest of
  • 1 addtional whole orange

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 400°f combine sugar and 3 tbsp of water in a small heavy saucepan. simmer over low heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil over high heat until sugar carmelizes, about 6-10 minutes. remove from heat and add the vinegar. return to heat and simmer, stirring until vinegar is incorporated and caramel has thinned.
  • 2 stir in the broth, orange juice and zest and bring to a boil. cook at a rapid boil until reduced by half, about 10-15 minutes. make cuts in chicken and season with salt an pepper. place on a non-stick baking sheet.
  • 3 spoon half of the orange mixture over the chicken, bake, basting the chicken with sauce every ten minutes until golden and cooked through - about 30-35 minutes.
  • 4 peel and divide the remaining whole orange. add the orange segments to the remaining orange sauce. heat through, then spoon over chicken and serve.

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