Skillet Chicken Thighs With Orange Sauce

Sweet Limoneira® orange and spices, soy sauce and honey combine in a sticky sauce to turn everyday chicken thighs into something special. It's based on Chinese orange chicken dishes, and gives you take-out flavor at home.

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Course Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 shallots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger minced
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup fresh Limoneira® orange juice
2 tablespoons Limoneira® orange zest grated
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 pounds chicken thighs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet, and add the garlic and shallots. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Add the ginger, and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes.
Sprinkle the chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. Add them to the skillet, and brown on each side for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the skillet, and set aside for now.
Add the red pepper flakes, orange juice and zest, soy sauce, and honey to the skillet, and stir to blend. Cook at a medium heat for about 10 minutes. The sauce should have reduced by about half, and have thickened.
Add the chicken thighs, skin side down, back into the skillet, and cook for about 5 minutes on one side.
Turn the thighs over, and cook for another 6 or 7 minutes, until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink.
Remove from the heat, and spoon any sauce left in the pan over the chicken to serve.

Notes

Note: You can also use boneless, skinless thighs, and chop them into smaller chunks for a more traditional Chinese take to the dish.

Keyword Oranges

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