Mandarin Chicken Recipe
I have wanted to try this recipe for Mandarin Chicken all summer, and I wanted to give my new grill pan a test drive so I decided to make it tonight. Let’s just say I wasn’t disappointed with the results, it was a big hit around here. The combination of seasoned grilled chicken and a delicious sweet mandarin sauce really made this dish a winner. Grilling the chicken was really a big change because normally with Asian recipes I am either frying the chicken in the wok or deep fryer. I used a grill pan, but by all means if you have a nice outdoor grill feel free to fire it up. This recipe is very easy to make and takes little time. Grilling the chicken and making the sauce are about all that there is to it. Unfortunately, there is a lot of sugar in this recipe and if necessary, cut back on the amount of sugar a little bit. Mandarin chicken goes great served with white rice. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
vegetable oil or cooking spray
½ tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon of garlic powder
Mandarin Sauce-
2/3 cup sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon fresh ginger (minced)
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons cornstarch
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Pound chicken breasts with a mallet to an even thickness and season both sides with sugar, salt, and garlic powder. Grill chicken 4-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink inside. Remove from grill and cut into bit sized strips. Set aside.
Step 2: In a bowl combine sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and ginger. Pour into a wok or sauce pan. Heat the mixture until almost at a boil. Combine cornstarch and water. Once the sauce starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.
Step 3: Add grilled chicken to the wok and coat with the sauce. Simmer until heated thoroughly.
As soon as the picture loaded I said out loud “Yumm”. I really want to try this as soon as possible.
This looks delicious. I like the idea of grilling the chicken instead of frying it.
This looks simply great & I’m not surprised your family devoured it! I’ve recently finished a book review of Southeast Asian food where, just like this recipe, there are lots of grills and ligtht cooking with similar superb results.
That chicken looks so good!
I definitely prefer it grilled rather than fried, much healthier and maybe instead of sugar do you think that it can work with honey? I am not sure what you mean with mandarin sauce. We call mandarins the fruit also called tangerines but I do not see any in the recipe.
I looks so delicious!
that sauce sounds fantastic! most of my friends think i’m weird, but i love my chicken with a note of sweetness, so this is perfect for me.
Russell - It is really good, give it a try and let me know if you like it as much as I did :).
Esi - Thanks, grilling chicken is much more healthy.
recipes2share - Sounds like an interesting book that I would enjoy reading as well.
Kevin - It really is amazing.
Ivy - Sorry I’m late on getting back to you. I think that it would go great with honey instead of sugar. Good question about the mandarins, I was wondering the same thing myself actually. I’m guessing it is called mandarin sauce for one of two reasons. Either because the color of the sauce resembles that of a mandarin or because mandarin is a language spoken in certain parts of China. That is just my guess. I hope this helped. Thanks.
grace - If you love sweetness this is indeed perfect for you. Your friends would think I’m really weird, I have been looking into something called strawberry chicken. It sounds good to me
This looks fantastic. My kids love mandarin chicken, but I’ve never made it at home! I’m adding this to my “to try soon” list!
Wow…. drooling over the picture;)
Looks fanastic:)
I’m with Vani - I’m drooling!
Kristen - It’s probably very similar to what you are used to having. Enjoy.
Vani - Thanks, I’m craving more of it right now.
Deborah - Haha, thank you
hi!, Me again. I love this one and I’m gonna make it tomorrow. I already try one (Beijing beef)and my family love it, even my mom that hates this kind of food. Thanxs. You are totally breaking my diet.
Paola - Sounds good. I’m glad you enjoyed the Beijing beef. Let me know what you think of the mandarin chicken. Thanks!
I will definitely try this recipe coz its so yummmm mmy… i am waiting for the weekend to try this banana bread with my facourite bubble tea. mmmmmmmmm….
You have so many good recipes to try Thanks Kim
yummmmmmm….im making this tonight! that is if i can get me some lemons…
think i can do with out the ginger? im not too fond of it.