Mandarin chicken
Mandarin chicken recipe in the chinese category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken, 3 to 3-1/2 pounds, cut up and skin removed
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
- 2 teaspoons ground mustard
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 11 ounces mandarin oranges, drained
- 1/2 cup whole pitted ripe olives
- 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
- Hot cooked rice
Recipe method:
- Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag or glass dish.
- In a bowl, combine water, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, orange juice concentrate, mustard, salt, pepper, ginger and garlic powder. Pour half over the chicken.
- Cover chicken and remaining marinade. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- Drain chicken, discarding marinade.
- Place chicken in a slow cooker. Add reserved marinade.
- Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
- Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into the chicken mixture.
- Add oranges, olives and green pepper.
- Cover and cook on high for 30-45 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve over rice.
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