Thursday, October 18, 2012

Chicken in Orange Sauce


6 chicken breast halves
4 tlbs. butter
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. pepper
3 cups orange juice
1 cup water

Rinse chicken in cold water and trim excess fat.  Pat chicken dry and cut each breast into four long strips.  Lightly brown chicken in butter in frying pan.  Remove from pan and set in crock pot.  Blend flour, brown sugar, salt, ginger, and pepper into drippings in fry pan using wire whisk.  Mixture will be crumbly and dry.  Gradually stir in orange juice and water, cooking and stirring until sauce thickens and boils for one minute.  Add the sauce to the chicken in the crock pot.  Cook in crock pot on high for three to 3 1/2 hours.  Serve with brown rice.

Source: Jessica Melanson

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