Orange Chicken with Jam Compote
Chicken is a great way to get your tasty daily protein amino acids. The orange flavor is a brightening zest for daily and festive meals.
Ingredients
- 1 apple or pear
- 1 orange
- chicken breast or drumsticks (4-6 oz per person)
- balsamic vinegar
- jam (sweet tasting jam or less-sweet tasting jam tip below)
- optional spices (rosemary, thyme, and coriander)
Instructions
- Remove skin from apples or pears. Chop fruit into small dices.
- Cook down fruit until almost soft on cooktop/stove. Add balsamic vinegar, orange zest and your favorite fruit jam until reduced liquid. Tip: Use lighter, sweet jam to pair with light or sweet wine, and less-sweet tasting jam like fig or plum jam to pair with red wines.
- Serve with chicken. For festive dishes you can add rosemary and for brightening lemon citrus to bring out orange, you can add coriander.
- Zhugh with thin orange slices.