Chicken with Orange and Onion

Submitted by: Flora	Country: U.S.A.
Category: Home/Chicken
Quantity: 8 servings	Preparation time: 0:15 hr. Cooking time: 0:35 hr.

Ingredients

8	chicken pieces, breasts and thighs, skinned	8
2 tbsp	flour	30 mL
1/2 tsp	salt	2 mL
	freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp	vegetable oil	30 mL
	zest of 1 orange, julienned
3	onions, thinly sliced	3
1/2 tsp	dried thyme leaves	2 mL
	juice of 4 oranges
2 tbsp	fresh lemon juice	30 mL
1 tbsp	honey	15 mL
3/4 cup	dry white wine	175 mL

Directions

Dust the chicken pieces with the flour. Sprinkle them with 1/4 tsp/1 mL salt and some of the pepper.

In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the oil over medum-high heat and sauté the chicken in several batches until golden brown (about 5 minutes on each side). Transfer the pieces to a 9-X13-in/22-X30-cm baking dish and scatter the orange zest over them.

Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C. Over medium-low heat, cook the onions in the oil in the pan, stirring occasionnally, until they are translucent (about 10 minutes). Stir in the thyme and the remaining 1/4 tsp/1 mL salt and spread the mixture over the chicken pieces.

Pour the orange and lemon juice, honey and wine into the skillet. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce it to about 1 cup/250 mL. Pour the liquid over the chicken. Cook the pieces uncovered in the oven, basting once with the liquid, until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with the tip of a sharp knife (about 35 minutes).