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Mexican
Chicken in Orange Sauce Recipe (Pollo a la Naranja)
Allergens: Gluten, Milk
Mexican chicken in a citrus-orange sauce, drumsticks braised with peppers until the glaze clings.
Ingredients
- Olive oil 2 tbsp
- Salt 1 tsp
- Black pepper 0.5 tsp
- Stock cubes 1 cup
- Oranges 0.5 cup
- Fresh coriander 0.25 cup
- Bell pepper 1
- Garlic 3 clove
- Onion 0.5 cup
- Chicken drumsticks 4
- Butter 2 tbsp
- Brown sugar 3 tbsp
Method
- Place the olive oil and butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onions, red bell pepper and garlic.
- Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often until the vegetables are soft.
- Add the chicken legs and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for about 1 minute on each side.
- Add the chicken broth, orange juice and cook for about 2 minutes scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Add the brown sugar and cover the pot.
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve over white rice.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro.