Ground Chicken Dinner Recipe with Orange Sauce
Easy and healthy ground chicken recipe that is perfect for those rushed midweek dinners. Only takes 30 minutes to create this delicious dinner.
Ingredients
Orange Sauce
- 1 tbsp white cooking wine
- 2 tbsp water
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp white vinegar
- zest of ½ orange
Chicken
- 1 tbsp ginger root, minced
- 2 tsp garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp hot red chili pepper, crushed
Cornstarch Mixture
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 lb ground chicken
Instructions
Orange Sauce
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Combine the white cooking wine, 2 tablespoons water, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, white vinegar, and orange zest.
Cornstarch Mixture
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Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in the remaining 1 tablespoon of water and set aside.
Chicken
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Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to large sauce pan. Cook chicken until a crust forms, then begin to break apart and cook until all chicken is nicely browned.
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Add the ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper to chicken and cook for 10 seconds.
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Add in the orange sauce to the chicken and bring to a boil.
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Add in the cornstarch mixture to the meat in the pan and cook for a few seconds, stirring mixture until it thickens a bit.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Dinner then Dessert