Pacific Island Garlic Orange Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, sliced into strips
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
• 1 small sweet onion, sliced into strips
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced into large matchsticks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup yoshida gourmet sauce
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 11 ounces mandarin orange segments
• 1 cup chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 cups jasmine rice

Recipe

• 1 in 2c glass measure, combine yoshidas, orange juice, honey & orange zest to make marinade.
• 2 pour 1/2 the marinade into bowl and set aside other half.
• 3 add chicken to bowl and marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 4 this is a good time to start cooking your rice as directed.
• 5 remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade.
• 6 heat wok on high.
• 7 add olive oil until hot.
• 8 add garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
• 9 add onion, bell pepper, carrot and stir-fry until almost soft.
• 10 add chicken and continuing stir-frying until chicken 1/2 cooked.
• 11 add remaining marinade and continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink.
• 12 mix cold water & cornstarch in small glass.
• 13 pour into wok until sauce thickens, then remove from heat.
• 14 serve chicken mixture with gravy onto plates topped with a bed of jasmine rice.
• 15 top with mandarine oranges, chopped cashews, and cilantro.
• 16 bon apetite!