Ingredients
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Chicken
breast – 2 skinless boneless breast
pieces
For Orange Sauce
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Orange
Juice – 200 ml
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Lemon
Juice – ½ tsp
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Butter
– 1 tsp
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Ginger
– ½ tsp Grated
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Honey
– 1 tsp
For Marinating
Breast pieces
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Black
Pepper – ½ tsp (Crushed Coarsely)
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Salt
– ½ tsp
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Oil
– 1 tsp
Method
1.
Preheat
oven to 170°C.
2.
Make
two packets/cradles of aluminum foil for each breast piece. **
3.
Marinating
breast pieces :
- In a small bowl mix black
pepper, salt and oil.
- Make small diagonal cuts on
each breast piece.
- Rub the chicken breast pieces
with the pepper mixture thoroughly.
- Cover the bowl with plastic
wrap and refrigerate it for 2 hours.
4.
Orange
Sauce :
- Melt butter into the saucepan
over low heat.
- Add ginger and stir for few
seconds.
- Pour the orange juice, lemon
juice and honey. Stir occasionally and cook for 2-3 minutes. Keep aside.
5.
Place
the chicken breast, into the aluminum packet/cradle each.
6.
Divide
the orange sauce in two portions and pour it over each breast piece. Coat both
sides of the piece.
7.
Grease
the baking sheet** with little butter or oil. Place each cradle on the baking
sheet and cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Baste the
breast pieces with the sauce every 10 minutes.
** Not feeling comfortable with the idea of aluminum packet/cradle & baking sheet? Opt for a small baking dish which is about 1-2 inches deep, to ensure sauce does not spills out while cooking is in progress and during basting.
** Not feeling comfortable with the idea of aluminum packet/cradle & baking sheet? Opt for a small baking dish which is about 1-2 inches deep, to ensure sauce does not spills out while cooking is in progress and during basting.
Serving
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Serve
hot orange chicken with steaming hot plain rice.
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Accompany
the meal with few tossed or grilled veggies for a complete vitamin packed meal.
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Your
feast is ready in no time!! Quick and easy recipe.
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and/or suggestions.
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