Chili orange chicken
Chili orange chicken recipe in the low carb category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thighs
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1 tablespoon dried and ground chiles
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup cream sherry
- Salt
- Orange slices
- Xanthan gum or other thickener
Recipe method:
- Rinse chicken, pat dry and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks.
- In a 3 quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine chicken, onion, garlic, orange peel, chiles, cocoa, sugar, cinnamon and cumin. Mix lightly.
- Pour in orange juice and sherry.
- Cover and cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced, about 6 to 7 hours.
- Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid, if necessary.
- Blend in xanthan gum or other thickener.
- Increase cooker heat setting to high.
- Cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, until sauce is thickened, about 10 more minutes.
- Season to taste with salt.
- Garnish with orange slices.
Per serving: 36 cal (9% from fat, 9% from protein, 82% from carb); 1 g protein; 0 g tot fat; 6 g carb; 1 g fiber; 15 mg calcium; 1 mg iron; 19 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol