Chicken Á L'Orange Recipe: Make Orange Chicken The French Way!

Hello friends, today we are going to make the Orange Chicken you have all been requesting, although we are going to make it "French Style" - Chicken Á L'Orange! This is such a delicious and unique sauce that is full of surprises for your taste buds! So let me share the secrets to this delicious Á L'Orange Sauce with you. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

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Recipe Ingredients

Prepare the Sauce:

½ cup Sugar
½ cup Red Wine Vinegar
Zest of one large Orange
¾ cup Fresh Orange Juice (Chef used Blood Oranges)
3 tablespoons Butter

Prepare the Chicken:

2 tablespoons Clarified Butter or your favorite Cooking Oil
1 large or 2 small Chicken Breasts
Salt and Pepper to taste

Prepare the Barley:

2 tablespoons Butter
1 cup Raw Barley
1 cup Red Bell Pepper, diced small
1 cup Red Onion, diced small
2 cups precooked Broccoli Florets

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Recipe Instructions

Preheat Oven to 375ºF / 190ºC

Make the Sauce:

Melt the sugar over medium heat, when it starts to turn light golden brown (4 or 5 minutes). Move the sugar around so it is all melted and add the vinegar. BE CAREFUL, it could easily splatter and burn you!
Reduce the vinegar until only ¼ cup is left. Add the orange juice and let the sauce reduce until about ½ cup remains. Turn the heat off, wait a couple minutes and add butter!

Make the Chicken:

In a Stainless Steel Fry Pan, heat your butter or oil to 365ºF / 185ºC.
When hot add the chicken and Sautee until golden brown on one side. Flip on other side and place in the oven to cook until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF / 74ºC.

Make the Barley:

Cook the barley like you would pasta. When the water is boiling, add the barley and cook it to your liking. You can also use pre-cooked barley just follow the direction on the box for that barley.
When the barley is cooked, drain it, add a couple spoons olive oil to coat add and reserve.
In a Wok or Sauté Pan, add the butter, when hot, add red onion sauté for a couple minutes, add the bell pepper, barley and broccoli and mix well until hot! Add more butter to serve.