Chicken In Orange-scallion-sesame Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 oz. each)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 navel oranges
• 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and grated (2-inch piece)
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons tamari
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• hot cooked long noodles

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients; season the chicken breasts with the spicy mixture.
• 2 heat a large skillet over med-high heat with the vegetable oil.
• 3 add in the chicken; cook 5-6 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
• 4 while the chicken is cooking, zest both oranges and reserve the zest.
• 5 with a paring knife, slice off the peel and all of the pith form each orange; slice each orange into ¼-inch thick disks and reserve.
• 6 remove chicken from skillet to a plate and cover loosely with foil.
• 7 return skillet to stove over med-high heat; add in ginger, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
• 8 cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes; then add in the chicken stock and tamari; increase heat to high.
• 9 cook until you’ve reduced the liquids by half; add in the orange zest, orange disks, and scallions.
• 10 continue to cook for 1 minute to heat the oranges and scallions; add in the sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds.
• 11 slice the chicken breasts and arrange them on a mound of the hot cooked noodles; top them with the orange-scallion-sesame sauce.