Chicken With Sherry Ala Orange Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 chicken thighs, skinned & boneless
• 4 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 1 cup button mushroom, sliced
• 6 roasted garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
• salt & pepper
• 2 slices oranges, 1/4-inch thick
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1/2 ounces grand marnier (optional)

Recipe

• 1 lightly spray a skillet with pam and brown the thighs on both sides.
• 2 season with salt & pepper.
• 3 place thighs in an oven proof dish and sprinkle with the paprika.
• 4 cover the thighs with the shallots, mushrooms, garlic and jalapeno (or green peppers) set aside.
• 5 in a saucepan combine the water (1/4 cup), orange zest, orange juice & brown sugar.
• 6 mix the corn starch with the 3 tbsp of water and add to the sauce.
• 7 bring sauce to a boil & simmer for apprx 5 minutes.
• 8 mix in the sherry and grand marnier.
• 9 cut each slice of orange into 4 pieces.
• 10 place 2 pieces of orange on each thigh.
• 11 spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• 12 bake in 375 oven for apprx 35 minutes or until done.
• 13 baste a couple of times during baking.
• 14 use parsley as a garnish if you wish.