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Recipe courtesy of Carol Daggers

Show: Food Network Challenge

Episode: Southern Living Cook-Off

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Total:: 1 hr 5 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 50 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 bone-in chicken thighs, skinned (about 2 pounds)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 regular-size bags quick-cooking rice, uncooked
1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Directions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and saute 6 minutes, turning once.

Combine fruit juices in a large bowl. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture until smooth; set aside.

Stir soy sauce and next 6 ingredients into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.

Prepare rice according to package directions. Keep warm.

Uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Spoon rice onto a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with green onions.

A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.

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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skinned (about 2 pounds); 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup pineapple juice; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons ketchup; 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 regular-size bags quick-cooking rice, uncooked; 1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

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