MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BARBECUED CHICKEN

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This recipe won $10,000 in the Southern Living 2003 Cookoff contest in the Simple & Scrumptious Entrées. This is fall off the bone good!

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 bone-in skinless chicken thighs (or use boneless)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/4-1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups cooked rice, kept warm
1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, and sauté 3 minutes on each side.
  • Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture together until smooth; set aside.
  • Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, ketchup, red pepper and garlic into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes. If using boneless chicken, cooking time will only take about 25 minutes.
  • Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  • Spoon warm rice onto a serving platter, top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.7, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 68.1, Sodium 1543.6, Carbohydrate 86, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 26.7, Protein 23.9

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