Chicken Strips With Rice Oranges And Dried Cherries Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with the 3 turns of the pan of extra-virgin olive oil, about 3 tablespoons. Season chicken liberally with half of the thyme, salt and pepper and add to the hot skillet. Cook the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the pan to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• In the bottom of a medium sauce pot, heat and toast pine nuts over moderate heat and remove. Add 2 cups stock and 1 tablespoon butter to the pot and bring to a boil.
• Return the chicken skillet to the burner over medium-high heat, add 1 turn of the pan of extra-virgin olive oil, add the onion, celery, crushed red pepper flakes, nutmeg, salt and pepper, cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the celery and onions are tender. Add the white wine, and cook until the pan is almost dry, 1 minute. Add the 2 cups boiling chicken stock, and dried cherries and continue to cook for about 5 to 6 minutes or until there is only about 1/2 cup of liquid left in the pan. Turn the heat off the under the pan. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons cold butter in small pieces and whisk until it has completely melted.
• In a medium saucepan bring the remaining 1 cup chicken stock to a boil, add couscous, allspice, cinnamon and a little salt. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Drizzle honey over the couscous and add the pine nuts, scallions and parsley. Toss and fluff with a fork to combine.
• Serve the chicken whole or sliced with cherry sauce poured over it and couscous alongside. Dark seared greens or simple salad complete the meal.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then coat with flour. Fry in the hot oil until browned, turning as needed. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until meat is tender and juices run clear.
• Remove the chicken from the pan, and pour off all but 1/4 cup of the drippings. Return to medium heat and stir in the cherries, reserving some of the cherry liquid for later. Stir in sugar and bring to a boil. Dissolve the cornstarch in the reserved cherry liquid, then stir into the pan. Cook, stirring gently, until thickened.
• Add orange slices and almonds to the skillet, then return the chicken pieces to the skillet. Spoon sauce over the chicken to coat, and simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside., In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with cherry sauce. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.

Steps:

• Combine the rice with 1 cup of water in a heavy-bottom pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 17 minutes.
• Wash and dry the chicken, and cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Combine the lemon and lime juices; grate the orange rind to yield 1 teaspoon, and add to the juices with the mustard and sugar. Brush the chicken with the mixture, and set aside until it is time to cook.
• To cook, heat a small nonstick pan until it is hot. Reduce heat to medium high, lightly spray with nonstick pan spray and add the oil. Saute the chicken strips in the hot oil until they are golden on both sides.
• Peel orange and cut sections in half. When rice is cooked, add orange sections, cherries, pepper and salt.
• Wash, dry and chop the cilantro. Serve the chicken strips with the rice, sprinkled with cilantro.

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• For the candied orange peels: Bring 3 small pots of water to a boil. Divide the skins in the water and cook for 4 minutes in each pot before draining. This process removes bitterness from the skin.
• Combine the sugar, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon and 2 1/2 cups water in one of the pots from boiling the oranges and submerge the blanched orange skins. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat for 45 minutes. (Do not allow the syrup to brown or discolor.)
• Drain the skins of any excess syrup (reserve the syrup for another use, such as for cocktails) and place them in a single layer on a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Cover and allow them to sit overnight. Cut them into strips.
• Make the sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the soy sauce, honey, lime juice, garlic and 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil over medium heat until the sauce reduces slightly, about 10 minutes.
• For the stir-fry: In a large heavy-bottomed skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil over medium heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add the mushrooms with a pinch of salt and cook until they soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the skillet. Add 3 tablespoons oil to the skillet and heat until it smokes lightly. Spread the chicken out in a single layer on a sheet tray and sprinkle with salt. Add the chicken to the skillet in a single layer. Allow the chicken to cook, mostly untouched, stirring once, until it browns around the edges and is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a separate medium skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat and add the orange peel strips. Cook until slightly crispy, 3 to 4 minutes.
• To the skillet with the chicken, add the snow peas, garlic, scallions and mushrooms. Taste for seasoning. Add the chiles de arbol, if using, and the grated ginger. Add half of the fried orange peel slices and the sauce, then transfer to a serving platter. Garnish with the remaining fried orange peels. Serve with the rice.

Steps:

• Wash, dry and cut chicken into one-inch cubes.
• Heat oil to very hot in a nonstick skillet, and saute chicken over medium-high heat until chicken browns on all sides; remove from pan, and set aside.
• Chop onion and slice carrots, if whole, and mince garlic. Saute them in the same pan until onion begins to soften.
• Wash, core and dice apples. Add apples to onion mixture, and stir; cook for about a minute.
• Return chicken to pan; add cumin, turmeric, ginger and coriander, and stir well for a few seconds.
• Add cherries, stock and vinegar, and mix well; bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
• When ready to serve, remove from heat, and stir in sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.

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• Heat 2 Tbsp. of the dressing in skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and green pepper; cook and stir 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Drain. Reduce heat to medium.
• Mix remaining dressing, juice and sugar. Stir into skillet; bring to boil.
• Remove from heat; add rice, orange segments and pineapple. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.

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• Boil water, rice, and salt in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered and undisturbed, until steam holes appear and surface looks dry, about 8 minutes.
• Reduce heat to very low and cook, covered and undisturbed, 15 minutes more.
• While rice cooks, simmer lentils in water to cover by 2 inches 18 to 20 minutes, or until just tender, then drain.
• Stir together shallot, vinegar, and lemon juice and let stand.
• Finely grate zest from orange and cut away remaining peel and pith.
• Cut sections free from membranes and cut sections into 1/2-inch pieces. Toss warm rice with lentils, shallot mixture, orange, zest, cherries, oil, and parsley and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

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• Prepare rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch, orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper; set aside., Place remaining cornstarch in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 2 tablespoons oil for 7-9 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute carrots in remaining oil for 2 minutes. Add green pepper and onion; saute 2-3 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken; heat through. Serve with rice.

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• Mix wild rice, cherries, onion, carrots, celery, applesauce and salt in 6-quart slow cooker. Arrange chicken drumsticks and thighs over rice mixture. Pour soup over chicken; pour broth over all. Sprinkle thyme on chicken.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until wild rice is tender.

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• Heat oil in heavy large deep skillet (preferably nonstick) over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and garlic to skillet; sauté until chicken is no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Stir in rice, currants, and cinnamon sticks. Add broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until rice is tender and most liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Discard cinnamon. Sprinkle with almonds.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray.
• Cut chicken breasts into thin strips, about 1-inch wide.
• Beat eggs and water together in a shallow dish. Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley, pepper, and salt together in another shallow dish.
• Dip chicken into egg mixture, then dredge in crumb mixture. Place coated chicken on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and coating is crispy on the outside and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, turning once halfway through.

Steps:

• Place flour and salt in a bag-add chicken-shake to coat.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add chicken, cook 8 minutes on each side-depending on the size of the breasts-until done.
• Remove chicken and set aside, keeping warm.
• Add juice to skillet and the next 5 ingredients, bringing mixture to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat, simmering for 5 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and water-add to juice mixture.
• Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Serve sauce with chicken.