There are many other ingredients used in this recipe, however, I never mind cooking this as most ingredients are always available in my pantry and, more importantly, cooking procedure is very simple. Still, we have an impressive dish to serve perfectly with steamed rice, or rice noodles.
I liked this chicken at first bite, but I think I liked the sauce more and wished that I had cooked more rice than usual so as not to waste even a drop of the sauce 
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
- 2 chicken legs or 5 chicken thighs
- 5 tsp olive oil
- 80ml warm water
- 40g brown sugar
- 2 tbs orange juice
- 2 tbs soy sauce
- 2 tbs totmato ketchup
- 1 tbs white vinegar
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp five-spice powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbs cold water
- 1 stalk spring onion, finely chopped
Cooking:
- Brown the chicken in hot oil for about 18-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the warm water, brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, paprika, five spice powder, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour over the chicken, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30-35 minutes until the chicken is tender, turn the chicken occasionally.
- Stir the cornstarch in cold water and pour into the pan. Boil the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Sprinkle chopped green onion over the chicken. Serve with hot steamed rice.
homeladychef on Thu, 20th Aug 2009 10:51 am
I like to try it soon! Thanks for sharing!
Kokotaru on Fri, 21st Aug 2009 3:33 pm
You’re welcomed
NeoWilson on Sat, 22nd Aug 2009 5:11 pm
Can i use rice vinegar and white sugar instead of the ingredients that you have listed here (it might not tastes the same ?)
Thanks
Kokotaru on Sat, 22nd Aug 2009 8:51 pm
It is okay to use rice vinegar, but I suggest that you use brown sugar for better taste, of course if we count only the sweetness, white sugar is also fine.
Madelene Dae on Mon, 29th Nov 2010 10:19 pm
Thanks for that , useful stuff. I get so bored of plain rice recipes but I’m not exactly very good when it comes to cooking. There’s a lot of easy ideas at this rice recipe site I found that your readers might like too.
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