orange ginger chicken

after a trip to florida, huitzil and i were bestowed a gift of a bazillion oranges. so therefore, i wanted to make something dinner-y with an orange or two, and we both felt like it was a great success! the only drawback was that i didn't take any pictures, but let me tell you, it was beautiful...

first, the ingredients. i used about 6 cloves of minced garlic, tablespoon of minced ginger, half a chopped onion, chopped celery, juice of one orange, and chicken thighs (for something different...it's a nice change from chicken breasts). i browned the chicken in some olive oil, and then removed it from the pan. then i sauteed the onion first, then added the rest of the chopped ingredients. after that was nice and brown, i put the chicken back in the pan, and added some spices because, hey, why not! (i added cumin, paprika, salt and pepper.) then i splashed it with some low sodium soy sauce (got to love the soy) and then drenched it with freshly squeezed orange juice. then i turned the heat down some, covered the pan, and let it cook for about 25 minutes or so. (from a great suggestion from huitzil, low heat and slow cooking make for some delicious chicken! i've also found it really brings out the ginger as well.)

secondly, to plate the deliciousness, i put a chicken thigh, rice (that i so conveniently cooked with a slice of orange to infuse the flavors together...and it worked!), and half an orange on a green plate. the colors looked nice. oh, and i put the "sauce" and whatnot on the chicken and rice. huitzil added some celery stalks for crunch and nutrition factor, and VOILA! yummy orange ginger chicken!