Best 14 Tangerine Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN WITH TANGERINE, HONEY, AND CHIPOTLE GLAZE

Steps:

• For glaze:
• Boil juice, honey, and soy sauce in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 20 minutes. Mix in grated peel and chipotle chiles.
• For chicken:
• Whisk first 9 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish to blend. Add chicken; turn to coat with marinade. Cover; chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day, turning occasionally.
• Spray grill rack with nonstick spray and prepare barbecue (medium-low heat). Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt. Grill chicken until cooked through, turning and repositioning occasionally for even cooking, about 20 minutes. Brush chicken all over with glaze; grill 2 minutes longer on each side. Transfer chicken to platter. Serve, passing remaining glaze separately.
• *Chipotle chiles are dried, smoked jalapeños canned in a spicy tomato sauce, which is sometimes called adobo. They are available at some supermarkets, specialty foods stores, and Latin markets.

TANGERINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove colored part of peel from tangerines using a vegetable peeler and very finely chop; juice enough tangerines to yield 3/4 cup juice.
• Combine peel and juice in a bowl with soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger root, sesame oil, cinnamon, and pepper; whisk until honey is dissolved. Pour into a food storage bag.
• Cut off rib portions from chicken breasts. Place breasts halves in marinade and seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, turning bag several times.
• Remove chicken from marinade and place in a foil-lined shallow roasting pan. Pour marinade from the bag into a saucepan, boil 10 minutes, until mixture is thick and syrupy. Brush chicken with some sauce. Roast chicken at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes, basting with remaining sauce, until chicken is just barely pink in thickest parts. Garnish breasts with toasted sesame seeds.

TANGERINE-MAPLE GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS AND DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to medium-high.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan over high heat, add the onion and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the juice and thyme, bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to approximately 1/2 cup, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Strain the mixture into a bowl and whisk in the syrup, soy sauce and black pepper and let cool to room temperature. Can be made 2 days in advance and brought to room temperature before using.
• Brush chicken on both sides with the remaining oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on both sides and just cooked through. Begin brushing with the glaze during the last 5 minutes of grilling. Remove to a platter and sprinkle with the green onion. Garnish with grilled citrus.

TANGERINE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix juice, soy sauce and cornstarch until cornstarch is dissolved; set aside.
• In 12-inch wok or nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in center. Add carrots; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add broccoli, mushrooms, water chestnuts and water; cook 3 to 4 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Reduce heat to low. Stir juice mixture, then stir into chicken mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thickened. Sprinkle individual servings with 1 tablespoon cilantro.

TANGERINE CHICKEN TAGINE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients; rub spice mixture over chicken until well coated. Arrange carrots, parsnips, tangerines, apricots and almonds in bottom of a 6-qt. slow cooker. Place chicken breast side up on vegetables; pour in broth. Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 170° and chicken is tender, 6-8 hours. Remove chicken, vegetables and fruits to a serving platter; let stand 5-10 minutes before carving chicken.

CHICKEN THIGHS IN ASIAN TANGERINE MARINADE

Steps:

• Grate zest from tangerines, and squeeze juice into a bowl with zest.
• Mix in remaining ingredients, except chicken and sesame seeds. Whisk until well blended.
• Put thighs into a gallon zipper bag and pour marinade over thighs. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning 2-3 times.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Coat an oblong baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Remove thighs from marinade and place thighs, skin side up, in baking dish. Pour marinade over thighs.
• Bake 40 minutes, or until juices no longer run pink. Brush thighs a couple of times while baking, with pan juices.
• Sprinkle black sesame seeds over thighs and continue baking 5 minutes.
• Place thighs on plates and spoon sauce over them.

CHINESE TANGERINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown chicken in oil until no longer pink.
• Stir in the tangerine peel, ginger root and dried chiles.
• Fry for a mintue.
• Then add soy sauce and vinegar and sugar.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Before serving discard chiles.

LARRY'S FIRE ROASTED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH TANGERINE-CASCABEL GLAZE WITH TANGERINE-POMEGRANATE RELISH

Steps:

• For the Marinade: Mix together the juices, chile powders, paprika, cayenne, cilantro and oil. Add the chicken thighs and let marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Preheat grill pan. Remove chicken from marinade and thread each chicken half onto 2 skewers so that the meat stays flat on the grill. Season with salt and pepper and grill for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove chicken from the grill pan and brush liberally with the tangerine glaze, serve on a platter, serve with the relish and garnish with chives. Serve with flour tortillas.
• For the Glaze: Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-heat. Add the shallots and cascabel powder and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high, add the vinegar, sugar and tangerine juice and reduce to a syrup. Season with lemon juice and honey to taste. Add the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Let cool.
• For the Tangerine-Pomegranate Relish: Combine all relish ingredients well.

ASIAN TANGERINE CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• 1. Grate zest from tangerines, and squeeze juice into bowl with zest
• 2. Mix in remaining ingredients, except chicken and sesame seeds Whisk until well blended
• 3. Put thighs in a gallon-size zipper type plastic bag Pour marinade over thighs and seal bag. Marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours, turning 2-3 times.
• 4. Preheat oven to 325F. Coat an oblong baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• 5. Remove thighs from marinade and place, skin side up, in baking dish, Pour marinade over thighs.
• 6. Bake 40 minutes, or until juices run clear when pierced. Brush thighs a couple of times while baking, with marinade.
• 7. Sprinkle sesame seeds over thighs and continue baking 5 minutes.
• 8. Place thighs on plates and spoon some baking juices on them.

TANGERINE CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK

Steps:

• Combine the tangerine juice, lemon juice, canola oil, honey, coriander seeds, thyme and garlic in a large storage container. Whisk to combine.
• Place 1 chicken, breast-side down, on a plastic cutting board and cut out the backbone with a pair of sharp kitchen shears. Reserve the backbone in a plastic storage bag and save for a later use (such as homemade chicken stock). Turn the chicken over and use your hands to gently press down on the breast to crack the breast bone so that it lays flat. Add the butterflied chicken to the container with the marinade. Repeat the process with the remaining chicken and nestle the birds side by side in the marinade, making sure that they are completely submerged. Cover with a lid and marinate in the refrigerator, flipping once halfway through, at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-low to medium heat. While the grill heats up, remove the chickens from the marinade and pat fairly dry with paper towels. There should be a light coating of marinade on the chickens but not too much because excess oil will cause flare-ups on the grill. Discard the marinade. Season the chickens liberally on all sides with salt and pepper and tuck the wings under the breasts.
• Place the chickens, breast-side down, on the hot grill and set 2 bricks on top of each chicken. Cook until the skin is light golden brown and crispy, about 25 minutes. Use tongs to carefully remove the bricks. Flip the chickens, return the bricks to the chickens and continue grilling until an instant-read thermometer inserted in to the thickest part of each chicken registers 165 degrees F, about 25 minutes more.
• While the chicken is cooking, add the tangerines to the grill, cut-side down. Grill until the flesh is deeply charred in spots, about 10 minutes. Remove from the grill and cool slightly.
• To serve, cut each chicken into 10 pieces and transfer them to a large platter. Nestle the grilled tangerines around the chicken pieces and top with the sprigs of mint. Serve immediately.

TANGERINE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• From one tangerine, with vegetable peeler, remove peel in strips. Using small knife, remove and discard any white pith from peel. Cut peel into thin strips and set aside. Into 1-cup liquid measuring cup, squeeze 1/2 cup juice from tangerines. Stir in sherry, ginger, sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch; set juice mixture aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Add chicken and toss to coat; set chicken mixture aside.
• Cook rice as label directs. Meanwhile, in a 12-inch skillet, heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil on medium-high heat until hot. Add peel and cook 1 minute or until lightly browned. With tongs or slotted spoon, transfer peel to large bowl.
• To same skillet, add broccoli, carrots and green onions; stir to coat with oil. Add water; cover and cook 4 minutes, stirring once. Uncover and cook 1 minute longer or until vegetables are tender-crisp, stirring frequently. Transfer vegetables to bowl with peel.
• To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; reduce heat to medium. Add chicken mixture and cook 6-7 minutes or until chicken is golden and no longer pink throughout, stirring frequently. Transfer chicken to bowl with cooked vegetables.
• Add juice mixture to skillet and heat to boiling on medium-high; boil 1 minute, stirring until browned bits are loosened. Return chicken and vegetables to skillet and cook 1 minute to heat through, stirring.
• To serve, spoon brown rice into 4 shallow dinner bowls; top with chicken and vegetables.

FIRE ROASTED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH TANGERINE-CASCABEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and cascabel powder and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high, add the vinegar, red wine, tangerine juice and sugar and reduce to a syrup. Strain, return to a small saucepan and season with lemon juice, honey to taste. Add the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Let cool. Mix together the juices, chile powders and oil. Add the chicken thighs and let marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Preheat grill. Remove chicken from marinade and thread each chicken half onto 2 skewers so that the meat stays flat on the grill. Grill for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove chicken from the grill and brush liberally with the tangerine glaze.

TANGERINE & HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Grate 1 tsp tangerine zest (colored part of peel) squeeze enough juice to get 1/2 cup. Slice remaining tangerine into wedges. Place juice in large bowl; add honey, soy sauce, garlic and 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper. Mix. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover; marinate in refrigerator 2 to 3 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Line large jelly-roll pan with aluminum foil.
• Drain marinade into saucepan; boil 3 minutes or until reduced by half.
• Arrange chicken skin side up on jelly-roll pan; bake 40 minutes or until cooked, basting every 1o minutes with marinade and pan juices. Garnish with tangerine wedges.

TANGERINE -GARLIC GRILLED THAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 f. Heat grill to medium heat. Prepare garlic for roasting by peeling off the dry outer skin to expose individual cloves. Place in an oven-proof dish and roast for 1 hour until the cloves are soft. Squeese cloves from garlic head and mix with olive oil, butter and paprika, set aside. In a large bowl, mix together all marinade ingredients. Rinse chicken and with your fingers, carefully separate the skin from the chicken making a pocket. Place chicken (skin side up)in a roasting pan and spoon the marinade under the skin. Spoon the remaining marinade over the top of the ckicken. Increase oven temperature to 375 f. Bake the chicken for 30 minutes, remove from oven and finish off on the grill (6-7 minutes per side) until chicken has cooked through and the skin is crispy. While chicken is grilling, frequently baste chicken with garlic basting paste. Before serving, cut each chicken half in two pieces. To make the sesame noodles, mix together sesame oil, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, and water. Blend until incorporated and pour over noodles. Mix well and chill for a minimum of one hour, tossing occasionally. Before serving, sprinkle with green onions, peanuts and sesame seeds.