Best Melt In Your Mouth Braised And Barbecued Chicken Recipes

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MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN



Melt-in-Your-Mouth Braised and Barbecued Chicken image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 bone-in chicken thighs, skinned (about 2 pounds)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 regular-size bags quick-cooking rice, uncooked
1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and saute 6 minutes, turning once.
  • Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture until smooth; set aside.
  • Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
  • Prepare rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
  • Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  • Spoon rice onto a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BARBECUED CHICKEN



Melt-In-Your-Mouth Barbecued Chicken image

This recipe won $10,000 in the Southern Living 2003 Cookoff contest in the Simple & Scrumptious Entrées. This is fall off the bone good!

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 bone-in skinless chicken thighs (or use boneless)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/4-1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups cooked rice, kept warm
1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, and sauté 3 minutes on each side.
  • Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture together until smooth; set aside.
  • Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, ketchup, red pepper and garlic into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes. If using boneless chicken, cooking time will only take about 25 minutes.
  • Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  • Spoon warm rice onto a serving platter, top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.7, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 68.1, Sodium 1543.6, Carbohydrate 86, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 26.7, Protein 23.9

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN



Melt-in-Your-Mouth Braised and Barbecued Chicken image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 bone-in chicken thighs, skinned (about 2 pounds)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 regular-size bags quick-cooking rice, uncooked
1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and saute 6 minutes, turning once.
  • Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture until smooth; set aside.
  • Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
  • Prepare rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
  • Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  • Spoon rice onto a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

BRAISED AND BARBECUED CHICKEN THIGHS



Braised and Barbecued Chicken Thighs image

This recipe was in my Southern Living 2003 Annual cookbook. I am posting it for a request for thighs. This is melt in your mouth good. I am amazed at how well it turned out. Delicious!!!

Provided by jb41848

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup green onion top, chopped

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat, add chicken and saute for 6 minutes, turning once.
  • Combine juices in a large bowl.
  • Stir together cornstach and 1 TBSP juice mixture in another bowl and set aside.
  • Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture, pour over the chicken.
  • Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
  • Uncover chicken and stir in cornstarch mixture.
  • Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or util sauce is thickened.
  • Serve on a bed of rice topped with the green onions.

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