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Chop! Chop! Chicken

photo by Rita1652





- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup soy sauce
- 1 white onion, quartered
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1 orange, juice of
- 1⁄2 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 whole chicken, cut up
- 2 -3 teaspoons cornstarch, if desired for sauce
directions
- Combine first 9 ingredients into a blender and pulse until blended smooth.
- Pour mixture over chicken in a 9X13 inch baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is done.
- Serves 6-8. The sauce is wonderful over rice.
- If desired, remove chicken from baking pan and pour the sauce into a medium saucepan and add 2-3 tsp cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until slightly thickened. Pour over chicken and serve.
- To make in crockpot, cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
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Reviews
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We used boneless skinless breasts and did not marinate, but otherwise followed the instructions exactly. I found a couple unexpected surprises from cooking this dish. First, the thinner chicken breasts were much more juicy and tender than the thick ones. Ultimately, the areas that were immersed were tender and juicy. The areas on top that were sticking out of the sauce were dryer but still had good flavor. The flavor was very pronounced without marinating and my younger kids had a little trouble with the different flavors. We did serve this over rice. The first couple of bites I was thinking that I would cut down the five spice to 1/4 tsp next time because that flavor was a little overwhelming, the next couple of bites I was thinking Wow..I'm not a orange zest fan at all but every bite I had with it was better than the bites without. So, I give this a big thumbs up and it will definately be something I will make in the crockpot next time and I will make sure the chicken is covered next time and up the zest and cut back a little on the five spice. This rocked! Thanks for the recipe, Pamela.
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This is a very nice tasting chicken dish, & I'd have given it a 5-Star rating but for the confusion I had with the ingredients [took me a while to figure out why I kept missing one]! However, when that was resolved, things went smoothly for me. I did use the 1/3 cup of brown sugar, as well as a LARGE orange & some additional zest, AND I substituted 4 chicken breasts for the whole chicken. Then, at the end, I did add a small amount more of cornstarch. That being said, I really liked the taste of this chicken & will be keeping this recipe on file to make again & again!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Pamela
Winnipeg, Manitoba