Chicken In Orange And Almond Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 ounces slivered almonds
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken pieces
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• paprika
• 3 oranges
• 1 1/2 teaspoons caster sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat a large fry pan over medium heat until hot. add the almonds and cook, stirring around every so often, until lightly browned. remove from pan and set aside.
• 2 in the same pan, heat the butter.
• 3 sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt, pepper and paprika.
• 4 fry the chicken until golden brown all over.
• 5 cover the pan, reduce the heat and cook gently for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• 6 while the chicken is cooking, squeeze the juice from two oranges, remove the skin and pith from the third and cut into segments.
• 7 when the chicken is done, remove and arrange on a hot serving dish.
• 8 pour out any excess butter and add the orange juice and sugar. stir well then allow to boil rapidly for 2-3 minutes. (note: pouring out the excess butter is what the recipe says. i think leaving it in would give more flavor and character to the sauce).
• 9 adjust the seasoning and pour the sauce over the chicken.
• 10 garnish with the orange segments and sprinkle over the almonds. serve with cooked rice.