Asian-Style Mandarin Chicken
A quick & easy fresh idea for dinner
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp ginger, finely grated
- 1/3 cup mandarin juice (plus peel, cut into fine strips to serve)
- 1 tbs spring onions, chopped (to serve)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbs peanut oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 6 chicken thigh fillets, sliced
- 2 cup medium grain white rice, steamed (to serve)
Method
- Combine sugar, soy sauce, mandarin juice, garlic, ginger and sesame oil in a large bowl. Add chicken and stir to coat. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat peanut oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan, reserving marinade, and cook for 5 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a plate.
- Drain any fat from pan. Add reserved marinade to pan, return to the heat and bring to the boil. Return chicken and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Top chicken with mandarin peel and spring onion. Serve with steamed rice.
