Orange Sesame Chicken Food

SESAME ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. , In a large bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, marmalade, orange juice, soy sauce, ginger and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Before sprinkling with sesame seeds, cool chicken mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Serve as directed.

SESAME ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet on medium high heat. Add the sesame seeds. Toast sesame seeds until fragrant and lightly browned.
• Do not turn your back on the seeds while cooking, they can easily and quickly burn. Stir often to keep them from burning.
• You may hear them pop, and some of them may hop out of the pan while cooking. When lightly browned remove from heat and set aside.
• Mix melted butter in with the bread crumbs. Heat a large skillet on a medium high, add the bread crumbs, stir often until the bread crumbs get toasty brown. Remove from heat, let cool.
• Heat the oven to 450°F Line a roasting pan with foil. Put a flat baking rack on the lined roasting pan.
• Use a meat pounder to lightly pound the chicken breasts between two pieces of wax paper to even out the thickness of the breasts.
• Use a microplane grater to grate the zest from the orange. Place the zest in a large bowl.
• Cut 4 thin round slices from the center of the orange to use with this recipe. Save the rest of the orange for snacking.
• 6 Add to the large bowl with the zest, the marmalade, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil, peanut oil, chili sauce and salt. Mix well.
• Add the chicken to the sauce, coating every piece. You can at this point make ahead by 24 hours and let the chicken marinate, or you can go ahead with the recipe.
• In a large, shallow dish, mix together the toasted sesame seeds and bread crumbs. Working with the chicken one piece at a time, dredge the chicken in the coating, pressing down on the crumbs to make sure they adhere well.
• Transfer to the backing rack on the lined roasting pan. Dip the orange slices in the leftover marmalade mix and set on the rack.
• Cook at 450°F until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165°F, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately, topped with the orange slices.

CHINESE ORANGE-SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients for the marinade. Add chicken and marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients: orange juice, chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce, salt, and sesame oil. In a small to medium sized pot, heat up a few teaspoons oil and sauté minced garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add apple cider vinegar, then the combined sauce ingredients. Simmer until liquid is reduced by three fourths, about 15 minutes. Stir in cornstarch and water mixture until sauce thickens, then season with salt to taste. Set sauce aside and keep warm.
• Drip excess marinade off the chicken, and toss cubes in 1 cup of cornstarch. Shake off excess before frying.
• Meanwhile, heat up the 3 cups oil in a wok. When oil just begins to smoke, add the first batch of chicken cubes and deep-fry until cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
• Reheat orange sauce and add drained chicken cubes. Mix until well-coated. Plate and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

GRILLED ORANGE SESAME CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut 1 orange into wedges (peel intact); set aside.
• Of the remaining 2 oranges, remove zest of 1 and juice of both; place zest and juice in a glass bowl.
• Add lemon juice, vinegar, pepper, and mustard; whisk.
• Slowly whisk in sesame oil; set aside.
• Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap; pound with a meat tenderizer to 1/2 inch thick.
• Place chicken in a glass bowl; pour half reserved vinaigrette over chicken.
• Coat thoroughly, cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1-2 hours .
• Heat a grill or grill pan until very hot.
• Coat asparagus and zucchini with olive oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Grill vegetables and reserved orange wedges until tender.
• Remove chicken from marinade; season with remaining teaspoon salt; discard marinade.
• Grill until browned on both sides and cooked through.
• Arrange chicken and vegetables on platter; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Serve with remaining reserved vinaigrette.

HONEY-ORANGE CHICKEN WITH SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine juice, honey, ginger, garlic, zest, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Add chicken, stir to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes minimum.
• Heat a large skillet over med. heat until hot.
• add vegetable oil and swirl to coat.
• Lift chicken from marinade and let excess drip back into the bowl.
• When oil is hot, add chicken and cook over med heat 3 min per side, or until golden brown.
• Add reserved marinade to skillet and boil over med-high heat, turning chicken once or twice, 3-5 min, or until chicken is cooked through and sauce is reduced by half. Transfer chicken to a cutting board, cut into diagonal slices, and arrange on a platter. Stir sesame iol into thickened sauce and spoon it over chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

ORANGE-SESAME CHICKEN & VEGETABLE STIR FRY

Steps:

• Cook sesame seeds on large nonstick pan over medium heat until golden. Set aside. Cut chicken into chunks.
• Put chicken and cornstarch into a ziptop bag. Seal and shake to coat chicken.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in the same pan until hot and add chicken. Stir fry 5 minutes until opaque in center. Remove to large plate.
• Heat remaining oil in pan and add bok choy stalks and red pepers.Stir fry for 5 minute.
• Add leaves , stir fry 2 minutes.
• Mix remaining ingredients, stir into pan , return chicken , stir until simmering.
• Serve with rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

GRILLED ORANGE SESAME CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut 1 orange into wedges (peel intact); set aside. Of the remaining 2 oranges, remove zest of 1 and juice of both; place zest and juice in a glass bowl. Add lemon juice, vinegar, pepper, and mustard; whisk. Slowly whisk in sesame oil; set aside.
• Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap; pound with a meat tenderizer to 1/2 inch thick. Place chicken in a glass bowl; pour half reserved vinaigrette over chicken. Coat thoroughly, cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1 to 2 hours.
• Heat a grill or grill pan until very hot. Coat asparagus and zucchini with olive oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Grill vegetables and reserved orange wedges until tender. Remove chicken from marinade; season with remaining teaspoon salt; discard marinade. Grill until browned on both sides and cooked through. Arrange chicken and vegetables on platter; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with remaining reserved vinaigrette.