Friday, October 17, 2014

Orange Chicken

Overall, this was very good. I would make a few changes though - swap out the thighs with breasts. Unless you are really into thighs. Simmer the sauce longer until it's thicker OR maybe lightly coat the chicken in coconut flour? Not sure about the last suggestion. I'm not on the up-and-up with flour substitutes. Hubby ate it over white rice and I ate mine over cauliflower rice. Our 2 1/2 year old took a bite, but declared it "too spicy". Hubby doesn't like spicy stuff at all and he didn't think it was spicy so...  


Orange Chicken
adapted from Health-Bent

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 2-3

Ingredients
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
juice of 2 oranges
zest of 1 orange
1 tsp fresh ginger
3 TBS coconut amino (like soy sauce, but different - if using soy sauce 1/2 the amount)


Directions
In a small saucepan, combine the orange juice, orange zest, ginger and coconut aminos. Bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce it down to medium-low to simmer. It may take 10-15 minutes to thicken the sauce. While the sauce it thickening, saute your chicken in a couple of tablespoons of your fat (ghee, clarified butter, olive oil, coconut oil). Once the sauce has thickened, add it to your chicken and cook together for a few minutes, just enough time for it to soak into the chicken. Serve over rice, cauli-rice or your other favorite veggie (broccoli would be yummy!). 

Enjoy!

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