Chicken in Orange Cream
8 chicken thighs salt & pepper all purpose flour 1/4 cup butter or margerine 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 clove garlic,minced 1 1/2 Tbsp.thinly sliced green onion 1 1/2 Tbsp. orange juice 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 tsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. dry tarragon 1/2 cup sour cream orange wedges
Season chicken with salt & pepper.Dredge in flour & shake off excess. Melt butter and oil in large frying pan over med. heat. Cook thighs 4 at a time, turning until well browned on all sides and meat near bone is no longer pink,about 20 min. Transfer to a platter & keep warm. Pour off drippings and discard. Add garlic, onion, orange juice, orange peel and wine. Increase heat to med. high. Bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up brown bits; remove from heat. Stir sugar, tarragon and 1 1/2 tsp. flour into sour cream; then stir sour cream into wine mixture.Return to heat & cook, stirring, until sauce comes to a gentle boil. Season to taste with salt & pepper; pour over chicken. Pass orange wedges around to squeeze over chicken. |