Asian Glazed Orange Chicken
Asian Glazed Orange Chicken
This sweet and spicy orange sauce with ginger and garlic dresses up juicy chicken thighs for a fast and easy dinner.
Author: Chief Foodiecrush-er
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and
frehly groundbalck pepper - 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice, from about 3 to 4 oranges
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup hoisin sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 2 heaping tablespoons orange zest
1 inch knob ginger, peeled and grated- 1 tsp sriracha sauce
- cilantro leaves and additional sliced orange for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Season the chicken thighs with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the oil in a frying pan over
medium high heat. Place half of the chicken thighs in the pan and sear both sides of the chicken until lightly browned on both sides. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the remaining thighs. - In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients until well combined. Pour into the same pan and cook the sauce over medium heat and cook until reduced by a third. Add the chicken back to the pan
and and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. - Remove the chicken from the
fry pan and transfer to a serving platter, reserving the glaze in the pan. Tent the chicken withaluminum foil to keep warm. Cook the glaze over medium heat until the sauce is reduced by another third. Drizzle over the chicken and garnish with cilantro and sliced oranges if desired.