Sichuan Orange Chicken Recipe

Sichuan Orange Chicken Recipe

  • 1 1/2 cups blood orange juice or regular orange juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced or pressed garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot chili flakes
  • 1 pound boned, skinned chicken breasts
  • 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 4 cups hot cooked white rice
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions (including tops)
  • soy sauce
  1. To make blood orange sauce, in a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat, mix orange juice, sugar, garlic, ginger, and chili flakes to taste. Boil until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes; stir often.
  2. Meanwhile, rinse chicken, pat dry, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks.
  3. In a 12-inch nonstick frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart nonstick pan over high heat, stir chicken in oil until lightly browned and no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. Add blood orange sauce and stir until boiling, 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. Spoon chicken and sauce onto rice. Sprinkle with green onions and season to taste with soy sauce.