Chinese Style Orange Almond Chicken Recipes

ALMOND ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the almonds, and cook until light brown and toasted, about 4 minutes.
• Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper; flatten using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium meat; add the chicken breasts, and cook 1 minute on each side. Combine 1/2 cup almonds, cream, Dijon mustard, marmalade, and red pepper flakes with chicken, stirring to blend. Cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Serve chicken topped with sauce and remaining almonds.

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinade chicken pieces in garlic,ginger,soy and cornstarch for 15 to 20 minute.
• Mix sauce ingredients together in small bowl, set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil and stir fry almonds until lightly browned; set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil; add water chestnuts and snow peas and stir fry for 30 seconds, remove and set aside.
• Heat wok with 2 tbsp oil and stir fry chicken pieces until they turn white and firm ( about 2 minutes).
• Add cooked vegetables and almonds to cooked chicken in wok; mix and add sauce mixture.
• Stir together until sauce thickens slightly.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

ELEGANT ORANGE-ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat until hot.
• Cook chicken in oil about 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet with tongs; keep warm.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet. Cook mushrooms in 1 tablespoon drippings over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove mushrooms from skillet.
• Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add orange juice and liqueur. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping up any brown bits, until mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in mushrooms; heat through. Serve mushroom mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with almonds and cilantro.

CHINESE TAKEAWAY-STYLE ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients with the chicken breast and leave to marinade in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• Coat the chicken breast first in flour, then eggs, and finally panko breadcrumbs.
• In a medium-sized saucepan heat the oil to 325˚F (170°C),
• Deep fry the breaded chicken for about 3-4 minutes until the coating is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.
• In a small frying pan, combine the chicken stock, orange zests, orange juice, and sugar, then stir. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Mix the cornflour with the water, then add the mixture to the pan to thicken the sauce.
• Add the chicken to the frying pan and coat with the orange sauce.
• Serve on top of rice and add toppings of your choice.
• Enjoy!

ALMOND ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup flour, eggs and almonds in separate shallow bowls. Roll chicken in flour, then dip in eggs and roll in almonds. In a large skillet cook chicken over medium-high heat in 2 tablespoons butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reaches 170°. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. In a small bowl, combine the milk, poultry seasoning and remaining flour. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in the orange marmalade, orange juice and zest, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken. Serve with rice if desired.

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the soy sauce, salt, cornstarch, and sherry in a large bowl. Stir in chicken; cover and refrigerate.
• Heat 1 1/2 cups of the peanut oil in a large, deep skillet. Fry almonds in the oil until golden, about 1 minute. Drain fried almonds on a paper towel.
• Drain all but 3 tablespoons of oil from the skillet. Stir in the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, celery, onion, and water chestnuts. Cook and stir vegetables for 1 minute. Remove from skillet.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in the skillet. Cook and stir the marinated chicken in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cooked vegetables, chicken stock, and reserved soy sauce mixture; simmer until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in fried almonds before serving.

CHINESE-STYLE ORANGE-ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a large non-stick pan and, shaking the pan often, toast over a medium heat for 5 minutes or until fragrant. Set aside.
• Warm the oil in the same pan over a medium-high heat, add the chicken and, turning occasionally, cook for 5 minutes or until it is cooked through. Set aside, and keep warm by covering loosely with foil.
• Add the shallots to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until they have softened.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until they have softened.
• Stir in the marmalade, soy sauce and freshly ground black pepper, and return the chicken to the pan.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the juices run clear.
• Serve over a bed of steamed rice, topped with the almonds and orange slices.