Orange Spicy Thai Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, ginger, and garlic until carrots are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer carrot mixture to a bowl. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same skillet.
• Cook and stir chicken in the hot olive oil until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Add carrot mixture, water, peanuts, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and red pepper flakes to chicken; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Remove about 1/4 cup sauce from the skillet; whisk in cornstarch until dissolved and sauce is smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture back into chicken and sauce; cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 more minutes.

Steps:

• Lets make our stir fry sauce: 3tbs molasses, 3tbs soy sauce, 1tbs dark soy sauce, 3tbs fish sauce, juice from 1 orange, 1tsp cayenne pepper, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1tbs orange marmalade, 1tsp orange extract, 1/2 cup of juice from mandarin oranges,1tsp crushed red pepper flake. Whisk all ingredients vigorously for 1 minute, pour 1/2 of the sauce over the chopped chicken breast to marinate while preparing the veggies.
• Heat 2tbs veg oil in wok or lg skillet, add garlic, ginger and red onion, saute 1 minute. Add chicken and saute until no longer pink (5-7min) transfer chicken and onion mixture to a lg bowl. Add stir fry sauce to your pan, add carrots, celery, and asparagus tips saute 2-3min, add peppers and broccoli saute 2-3min, return chicken to the pan add cashews and mandarin oranges turn lightly to coat evenly, and saute 1-2min. Remove from heat and serve over steamed coconut jasmine rice.
• Coconut Jasmine Rice: 1 can coconut milk, 1 can water, 2 cups Jasmine Rice, 1/2 cup coconut flakes, 1 tsp salt, 1tbs vegetable oil, 1tbs sugar. Coat the interior of your pot with veg oil, combine all ingredients and stir continuously over med-high heat until boiling, reduce heat to low cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes, turn off heat and keep covered until ready to serve.

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.