Try This Braised Chicken With Mandarin Oranges

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Like every Chinese New Year, you will find an abundance of mandarin oranges in the market. You may even have a basket full at home not being eaten. Avoid wastage and turn those mandarin oranges into a delectable dish for the family. Add them to salads to give your veggies a boost of citrus. Not only will adding mandarin oranges to your dish make it healthier but it surely can add sweetness to savoury recipes too.
Read: Salmon with Grilled Broccolini and Orange Sauce

But if you’re in the mood for something a little bit filling, try-out Chef Anis Nabilah’s Oven Braised Chicken with Mandarin Oranges below!

Ingredients: 8 to 10 pieces chicken, thighs and drumsticks
15 garlic cloves, chopped
1 inch ginger, julienne
6 shallots, chopped
2 stalks spring onion, sliced
¼  cup sesame oil
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup sweet soy sauce
2 tablespoon honey
10 dried chillies, coarsely chopped
½ tablespoon Szechuan pepper
1  homemade cup chicken stock
Coarse white pepper
1 whole mandarin orange, segmented (you can use up to 2 oranges depends on the sweetness)
Vegetable oil
Coriander and spring onion
 
Method: Heat vegetable oil in a cast iron pot (dutch oven) and sauté garlic, ginger and shallots till fragrant.
Add chicken and cook for 5 minutes.
Add stock, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, dried chillies, mandarin oranges, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
Let it simmer for 10 minutes, cover pot and put it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius and cook chicken for 35 minutes.
Garnish with spring onions and coriander. Serve with steamed fragrant rice.
Recipe by Chef Anis Nabilah
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