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Chicken Breast Fillet in Orange Sauce

Chicken Breast Fillet in Orange Sauce

A wonderfully flavorful dish — the chicken breast fillet is first quickly pan-fried, then braised in citrus juice with yogurt. Plain yogurt is preferred, but if you don't have any, a not-too-sweet fruit yogurt (orange or another citrus variety) works just fine.

Ingredients:

  • 500 g chicken breast fillet
  • 150 ml plain yogurt (or orange yogurt)
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • half an orange
  • half a lemon
  • red hot chili pepper
  • salt
  • vegetable oil for frying
Ingredients

How to cook chicken breast fillet in orange sauce

Peel the garlic and mince it finely.

Peel the garlic and mince it

Cut the chicken breast fillet into strips.

Cut the chicken breast fillet

Using a vegetable peeler, thinly slice the zest from half an orange in large pieces.

Using a vegetable peeler,

Squeeze the juice from the half orange and half lemon (I got about 130 ml).

Squeeze the juice from the half

Sauté the garlic in heated vegetable oil for 5–10 seconds.

Sauté the garlic in heated

Add the chicken breast fillet and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Cook until all the pieces have turned white.

Add the chicken breast fillet

Season with salt and add red hot chili pepper to taste (I used 1/3 tsp). Add the orange zest.

Season with salt and add red

Pour in the squeezed juice and stir. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

Pour in the squeezed juice and

At this point, if you like, you can remove the pieces of zest. Add the yogurt, stir, and cook for 2–3 minutes.

At this point, if you like, you

Chicken breast fillet in orange sauce pairs beautifully with steamed rice.

Chicken Breast Fillet in Orange Sauce
Author of the recipe: Elena Kam
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