Orange Chicken and garlic ginger rice

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:17:47 GMT

Step 1

Cook the rice: finely chop the fresh garlic and ginger. heat one tbsp of olive oil in a saucepan. Add half the fresh garlic and half the ginger and toast for 1 min. Add 1 cup of rice and toast for 4 minutes. Add salt and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover for 17 minutes.

Step 2

Prep veggies and chicken: slice bell pepper into strips. Slice carrots into rounds at an angle. Cut the ends off the snow peas. Thinly slice the scallions and separate the green tops from the white bottoms. Chop the chicken into bite size pieces. Toss with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Lightly coat in flour.

Step 3

Cook the chicken: heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a skillet. Add the chicken and cook through turning it periodically. Transfer to a bowl.

Step 4

Make sauce: zest the orange and squeeze all of the juice into a small bowl. To the juice, add the remaining garlic and ginger, a tsp of rice vinegar and a tbsp of soy sauce.

Step 5

Cook the Vegetables: Add peppers, carrots, snow peas and the white ends of the scallions to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup of water. Cook for 5 minutes.

Step 6

Finish and serve: to the pan of veggies, add the chicken and the sauce. Stir until the sauce thickens. Add the orange zest. Serve over garlic ginger rice.

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