company's coming chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Doreen Fish
Oshawa, ON

This dish comes from a collection of "Lost Recipes".I happen to like sweet and sour combos so this was hit with me!! It is surprisingly delicious!!! AND of course cilantro!!!

(1 rating)
yield 4 but can be doubled

Ingredients For company's coming chicken

  • 4
    bone in, skin on split chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    vegetable oil
  • 1
    red pepper ,chopped fine
  • 1/2 c
    onion, chopped fine
  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp
    curry powder
  • 1 c
    chicken broth
  • 1 c
    orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 3/4 c
    pitted dates, finely chopped
  • 1 can
    11oz can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

How To Make company's coming chicken

  • 1
    Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 11/2 tsps oil in a dutch oven.Cook the chicken until brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate and discard the skin. Heat the remaining 1 1/2 tsps oil. Cook the pepper, onion and 1/2 tsp salt and cook till vegetables are softened.. stir in garlic and curry powder and cook until fragrant. Stir in broth scraping up any brown bits. Return breasts to pot and simmer, covered, and cook till done approx 20 - 25 mins. If you have a meat thermometer check the chicken, it should read 165 degrees. Remove chicken to a dish and cover loosely with foil.
  • 2
    Mix the orange juice and cornstarch together in a bowl. add the juice mixture and the dates to the pot and simmer stirring constantly until sauce is thickened. remove from heat and stir in oranges and cilantro. season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

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