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Spicy Orange Chicken

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
25 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Dinner Asian
Spicy Orange Chicken
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
1
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; sauté the carrots, ginger, and garlic until they are slightly tender, approximately 5 minutes.
2
Transfer the carrot mixture to a bowl and reserve it for later use;
3
Add another 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the same skillet.
4
Cook and stir the chicken in the hot olive oil until it is no longer pink in the center, roughly 10 minutes.
5
Combine the chicken with the reserved carrot mixture, water, peanuts, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and red pepper flakes; stir to blend the ingredients together.
6
Cover the skillet and simmer until the sugar has dissolved, approximately 5 minutes.
7
Remove about 1/4 cup of the sauce from the skillet; whisk in a small amount of cornstarch until it is fully incorporated and the sauce is smooth.
8
Return the cornstarch mixture to the chicken and sauce; cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, roughly 5 more minutes.