Cold Spicy Lemon And Orange Chicken Recipes

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
• Mix in chicken pieces and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Remove chicken from refrigerator and drain thoroughly in colander, reserving marinade.
• Heat a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken for 2 minutes; spoon out any excess liquid.
• Continue to cook and stir until chicken caramelizes, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in white portions of green onions, garlic, and orange zest; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in half of reserved marinade. Simmer until reduced and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, and sugar snap peas; cook and stir until vegetables are warmed, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in green portions of green onions; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Finely grate peel from one orange; place peel in a small bowl. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange; stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from oranges. Working over the small bowl with orange peel to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit; set sectioned oranges aside. Stir cornstarch, broth, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, jalapeno and pepper flakes into orange juice and peel., Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken; stir-fry 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken., Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Stir in reserved orange sections. Serve with rice. Sprinkle servings with sesame seeds and green onions.

SPICY LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a greased 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the onion, water, lemon juice, oil and seasonings. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove chicken and keep warm., In a saucepan, combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Gradually add the cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

COLD SPICY LEMON AND ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• in a mixing bowl stir together yoghurt, orange and lemon juice, ginger, chillies, coriander,turneric, salt and creme fraiche.
• in a saute pan heat the oil with the bay leaf, peppercorns and cardamon and cook for a couple of minutes.
• pour in the yoghurt and creme fraiche mix and cook for a further minute.
• Add cut up chicken and cook , stirring from time to time for 5 - 8 minutes until cooked.
• stir in coriander leaf and tomatoes and cook for further 3 minutes until tomatoes have heated thru.
• leave to cool.
• serve with rice or crusty bread.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat a conventional oven to 500 degrees.
• Remove the fat from the crop and cavity of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the lemon, garlic, orange, onion, butter, salt and pepper. Rub the skin with additional salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up, and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the juices run clean. During the first few minutes, either shake the chicken or move it frequently with a wooden spoon to keep it from sticking.
• After about 35 minutes, add the braised potatoes and carrots with their cooking liquid to the pan and toss with cooking juices. Return the pan to the oven and cook for about 10 minutes longer, tossing the vegetables in the pan occasionally.
• When the chicken is done, tilt the bird over the roasting pan to allow the cavity juices to fall into it. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a warmed platter.
• Put the roasting pan on top of the stove. Add the water or chicken stock and bring the contents of the pan to a boil, while scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon. Serve the pan juices over the chicken or, for a crisper skin, in a sauceboat.