Polynesian Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- ¼ c soy sauce
- 3 T vegetable oil
- 1 t ground ginger
- ½ t onion salt
- ¼ t pepper
- 2 T instant minced onion
- 3 T vegtable oil
- 1 can pineapple tidbits (8 ¾ oz)
- ½ c orange juice
- 2 t cornstarch
- ¼ c water
- ½ c orange sections
- ¼ c toasted slivered almonds
Instructions
Wash and dry the chicken; arrange in a single layer in shallow pan.
Combine soy sauce, 3 tablespoons oil, ginger, onion salt, pepper and onion; pour over chicken. Let stand 1 hour, turning once.
Drain chicken; reserve liquid.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in skillet; add chicken; brown on all sides. Chicken will be quite dark.
Drain pineapple; add juice to reserved soy mixture; add orange juice. Pour over chicken in skillet; lower heat; cover; simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken while making sauce. Combine cornstarch and water; stir into liquid in skillet. Heat until thickened and bubbly. Add orange sections, pineapple tidbits, and chicken; heat until piping hot. Sprinkle with almonds.
Times
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 35 minutes