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Chicken in Orange Sauce Recipe (Pollo a la Naranja)

Chicken in Orange Sauce Recipe (Pollo a la Naranja)

40 minHardChicken
Gluten-freeHigh protein

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

  1. 1

    Place the olive oil and butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat.

  2. 2

    Add the chopped onions, red bell pepper and garlic.

  3. 3

    Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often until the vegetables are soft.

    03:00
  4. 4

    Add the chicken legs and season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Cook for about 1 minute on each side.

    01:00
  6. 6

    Add the chicken broth, orange juice and cook for about 2 minutes scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

    02:00
  7. 7

    Add the brown sugar and cover the pot.

  8. 8

    Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

    45:00
  9. 9

    Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve over white rice.

  10. 10

    Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Source: original recipe