Ginger Orange Chicken

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You will need:

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 Cup orange juice
• 5 whole star anise
• 5 – 8 cloves
• 2 oranges
• 2″ thumb of ginger
• 2 Tbsp vegetable or coconut oil
• 1/2 – 1 tsp salt (to taste)
• 1/4 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped

Recipe

1. In a pot over medium heat, bring to a boil orange juice, star anise and cloves.  Reduce by half.
2. Peel the oranges, keeping the peel in as long of pieces as possible.  Julienne the orange peel into thin slices about 3 – 4″ long.
3. Peel skin off ginger.  Julienne the ginger into thin slices about 2 – 3″ long.
4. Slice chicken breasts into thin strips.
5. Heat oil in large sauté pan over medium heat.  When oil is hot, but not smoking, add orange peel, ginger, salt and chicken.
6. Toss together and cook for about 10 minutes, until chicken is mostly cooked.
7. Remove star anise and cloves from orange juice reduction.
8. Add orange juice reduction to chicken sauté pan and toss, coating the chicken with the sauce.
9. Garnish with cilantro.
10. Serve with rice.

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