Title

Spiced Orange Chicken

Subject

all-purpose flour

salt

ground cinnamon

ground cloves

pepper

broiler chicken

shortening

margarine

oranges

brown sugar

soy sauce

Description

Spiced Orange Chicken

3 tblsp all purp. flour In paper bag combine flour, salt
1 tsp salt cinnamon, cloves and dash of
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon pepper, add a few pieces of
1/4 tsp ground cloves chicken at a time and shake. In
2-2½ lb broiler cut up large skillet melt buttor or marg
2 tblsp shortening Add chicken and brown slowly till
2 tblsp margarine golden-20 min. Pare and section
4 oranges oranges, reserve juice; add enuf
1 tblsp brown sugar water to juice to measure ½ cup
1 tblsp soy sauce Stir in brown sugar and soy.
Drain fat; add juice mix; cover;
simmer 2-3 min more. Transfer
chicken and oranges to serving platter. Remove excess fat
from pan juices. Spoon juices over chicken--makes 4 serve.

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# Spiced Orange Chicken

*Makes 4 servings*

## Ingredients

- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- Dash of pepper
- 2–2 1/2 lb broiler chicken, cut up
- 2 Tbsp shortening
- 2 Tbsp margarine
- 4 oranges
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce

## Instructions

1. In a paper bag, combine flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and a dash of pepper.
2. Add a few pieces of chicken at a time to the bag and shake to coat.
3. In a large skillet, melt shortening and margarine together.
4. Add chicken and brown slowly until golden, about 20 minutes.
5. Pare and section the oranges, reserving the juice. Add enough water to the reserved juice to measure 1/2 cup.
6. Stir brown sugar and soy sauce into the juice mixture.
7. Drain fat from the skillet; add the juice mixture; cover and simmer 2–3 minutes more.
8. Transfer chicken and orange sections to a serving platter.
9. Remove excess fat from the pan juices. Spoon pan juices over the chicken and serve.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0228

Coverage

Oregon, US