Honey-Spiced Chicken with Orange Sauce
Festive Israeli-style chicken with honey, orange juice, and warm spices.
Ingredients
- 2 T vegetable oil or chicken fat
- 2 1/2 to 3 lb broiler-fryer whole chicken, cut up
- 2 med onions, sliced
- 1 t salt
- 1 t paprika
- 1/8 t pepper
- 1 C orange juice
- 1/4 C honey
- 2 T lemon juice
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 1/4 t ground nutmeg
- 1/2 C pitted ripe olives
- 1 T cold water
- 2 t cornstarch
- Orange slices
Instructions
- Heat oil in skillet until hot. Cook chicken over medium heat until brown on all sides, about 15 minutes.
- Place chicken in baking dish. Top with onions and sprinkle with salt, paprika and pepper.
- Mix orange juice, honey, lemon juice, ginger and nutmeg. Pour over chicken. Add olives.
- Cover and bake at 350F until done, 45 to 60 minutes.
- Arrange chicken on platter. Pour juices into saucepan and bring to boil.
- Mix water and cornstarch, stir into juices. Cook until slightly thickened. Garnish with orange slices.