Friday, January 21, 2011

Crispy Skinned Chicken a la'Orange


I'm a big fan of The Next Food Network Star. For some reason I'm often frustrated by who is chosen as winner and don't tune in to watch the coveted new show. That said, I usually pull a few recipes from the *Star* and this one was so good. She served it with these and so did I.

*3 skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts halves
*1 TBSP. olive oil
*1/2 c. frozen orange juice concentrate
*4 TBSP. honey
*Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 375.
Liberally salt and pepper chicken breast halves. Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat and sear the chicken, skin side only, until brown and beginning to crisp, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the orange glaze: in a small saucepan, heat the orange juice concentrate, honey and salt and pepper to taste, over medium heat and boil about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Turn the chicken over and brush each piece with glaze. Turn the chicken skin side up and transfer the pan to the oven. Bake to internal temperature of 160-170. Brush more glaze on halfway through cooking, about 15 minutes total. Let chicken rest 10 minutes. Remove chicken bone and cut on a bias.


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