I do not know you, but very often I feel like I live in a Sex and the City episode. I was just like Miranda for a very long time when I was working at the hotel. After a long day (at least 12 hours) of work I did not want to come home and cook. I would call the Chinese take out place and order the same Mandarin Chicken every day. I could not get enough of that chicken covered with sweet and sour glaze. Then, one day, somehow I switched to something else and forgot about it. I did not think about it until my husband, Dwight, said that he misses Chinese food sometimes. See, living on a very small island in the Caribbean may come with its perks like warm weather, beaches, and umbrella drinks but it does not come with a Chinese takeout place. I decided to take the matters into my own hands and find a recipe to create that Mandarin Chicken recipe in my own kitchen. Coincidently, at the same time Whole Food Market had a contest for “the best stove chicken” recipe. One of my favorite food bloggers, Lori of Foxes Love Lemons had entered to the contest with this Spicy Orange-Ginger Chicken recipe. After I quickly read the recipe I decided to make it on that very same day. The end product was amazing. Just like the Mandarin Chicken that I used to order from the Chinese takeout place back in the days I used to live in a city.Since then, I made this dish so many times not only for us, but also for friends. Everyone loves it.That is why; I decided to put it on my blog. The ingredients for this Spicy Orange-Ginger Chicken are easily available in supermarkets and I am pretty sure that you already have most of them in your pantry. It takes around 15 minutes to make the marinade but once the marinade is ready, all you need to do is let the chicken sit in it for an hour and cook it right before you are ready to serve. I did not try this, but Lori says that if you are crunched on time, you can use carton orange juice and skip on the step of marinating the chicken. I serve it on white rice because I love how the glaze flavors the pretty-much-flavorless rice. After I sprinkle it with scallions and black sesame seeds, it turns into a meal that is not only appealing for my stomach but also for my eyes. I mean, really, how good does that look??!
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Adapted from Foxes Love Lemon’s Spicy Orange Ginger Recipe. Who needs a Chinese takeout place on Virgin Gorda, when I can make it at home?
