Fried chicken with orange sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken; (2 1/2 - 3 lb), cut up | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ¼ | cup | Flour |
| ¼ | cup | Margarine or shortening |
| Hot water | ||
| ⅔ | cup | Orange juice |
| 1½ | cup | Water or chicken broth |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| ½ | teaspoon | Grated orange rind |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sherry; optional |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ginger |
Directions
ORANGE SAUCE
Coat the pieces of chicken with flour and seasonings. Melt the fat in a frying pan and brown the chicken. Add water, cover and cook slowly until the chicken is tender (25 - 30 minutes). Serve with orange sauce. Orange Sauce
In a saucepan, bring the orange juice and water (or chicken broth) to a boil. Separately, in a little water, mix the cornstarch to a smooth thin paste. Stir the cornstarch mixture into a boiling orange juice base and stir until smooth and thickened. Add the remaining ingredients and heat.
Serve with fried chicken. To add colour, add a few thin slices of orange with a touch of parsley.
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Posted to KitMailbox Digest by J Pellegrino <gigimfg@...> on Sep 18, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.