Orange Chicken - slow cooker style
Ingredients1) 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
2) 1 cup orange juice - I try to buy all natural OJ - no sugar added, etc. Bonus points if you squeeze your own : ) Just strain the pulp out before using it.
3) Zest from 1 orange
4) 1/4 cup coconut aminos, Braggs liquid aminos or lite soy sauce
5) 2 cloves of garlic
6) 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 2 tablespoons flour
Directions
1) Cut chicken into bite sized chunks
2) Mince garlic
3) Place chicken, orange juice, zest, aminos or soy sauce and garlic into crock pot
4) Mix everything together
5) Cover and cook on low for 6 hours
6) Remove chicken and whisk in cornstarch or flour until desired thickness
7) Place chicken back in and cook for another 15 minutes
8) Enjoy
This looks awsome can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteCan I use regular soy sauce? Thats all I have on hand.
ReplyDeleteYou can, but it is super salty and there is a ton of gluten in soy sauce. Once you make the switch to Amino acids you will never go back.
ReplyDeleteIs there an alternative to the flour and cornstarch? I can't do flour and I don't do conrstarch...
ReplyDeleteit's just there to thicken the sauce so use whatever you would normally use to thicken something. Doesn't potato flakes or potato starch work? Tapioca? anything like that.
DeleteI used tangelo zest instead of orange zst. I hope it tastes the same.
ReplyDeleteHow much orange zest is necessary?
ReplyDeleteArrowroot is my go-to thickener. Use it the same as you would cornstarch.
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