Spicy Orange-Ginger Chicken
Skip the takeout and make this easy one-pan Orange Ginger Chicken recipe at home. This spicy Mandarin chicken starts with marinating the chicken in a tangy orange-based sauce, then cooking it in a skillet. Served over rice, it’s a simple dinner that your family will keep asking for.
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: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 51gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 970mgPotassium: 1111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg
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