Main Dish: Orange-Glazed Chicken
Servings: 2
Prep Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup salt
4 tsp grated orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice
2 (12-ounce) bone-in skin on chicken breasts
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cornstarch
pinch cayenne pepper
Directions
1. process salt and 3.75 tsps orange zest together in food processor until ground
2. Dissolve orange salt in 1 qt cold water in large container
3. submerge chicken in brine, cover and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes
4. remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels
5. heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat
6. Put chicken skin-side down on skillet and place a heavy saucepan lined with foil and weighted with can on top of the chicken to weigh it down
7. cook chicken until skin is well brown and crisp, 10-15 minutes
8. remove saucepan and flip chicken skin-side up
9. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, without weight until chicken registers 160 (5-10 minutes)
10. Pour off fat from skillet
11. whisk orange juice, sugar, cornstrarch, cayenne, and remaining 1/4 tsp orange zest
12. Add orange juice to now empty skillet and bring it to a simmer over medium heat
13. return chicken to skillet skin side ups and simmer until glaze is tick and glossy (2-3 minutes)
Source
Complete Cooking for Two