Chicken in Orange Sauce

Name: Chicken in Orange Sauce
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken; butter; prepared mustard; orange juice; sugar; cornstarch; water; vodka

Submitted by passango

If you’re looking for a simple dish that will entertain your date tonight, then try this succulent recipe that won’t disappoint.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

50 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

POUND CHICKEN
whole

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

TABLESPOON PREPARED MUSTARD
dijon

CUP ORANGE JUICE

CUP SUGAR
brown

TABLESPOON CORNSTARCH

CUP WATER

⅛

CUP VODKA *

Directions

Cut chicken in half lengthwise. Blend butter and mustard together. Rub chicken inside and out with this mixture. Place chicken, skin side down, in baking dish with tight-fitting cover.

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃). Combine orange juice and brown sugar, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour over and around chicken. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

Turn chicken over, baste with pan juices, and continue to bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes longer, basting occasionally.

Remove chicken to heated platter and keep warm. Mix cornstarch with water. Stir this into juices from pan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in vodka, and pour sauce over chicken.

Can be cooked in a crockpot, place chicken on the bottom and cover with sauce then cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.