Thai Orange Chicken
Description
This Thai-style orange chicken recipe simmers chicken in a sweet and spicy orange sauce with garlic, ginger, soy, and chili flakes for a delicious dinner.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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3 carrots, cut into matchsticks
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
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2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into small pieces
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup peanuts
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1/3 cup orange juice
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1/3 cup soy sauce
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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2 tablespoons ketchup
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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
1
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add carrots, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until carrots are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
2
Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same skillet. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in centers, about 10 minutes. Add carrot mixture, water, peanuts, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and red pepper flakes; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
3
Transfer about 1/4 cup sauce from the skillet to a small bowl; whisk in cornstarch until dissolved and smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture back into chicken and sauce; cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.