Kurczaka z Sosem Pomarańczowym (Orange Chicken)

The recipe comes from Nela’s Cookbook.  What it lacks color photos, Nela’s Cookbook makes up with elegant sketches and charming head-notes in which the author share the history of a dish or how she might serve it. They are reminiscent of a modern day food blog, and will make you wish that you had known the author who comes across as witty with the gift of hospitality. My husband selected Kurczaka z Sosem Pomarańczowym (Orange Chicken) for this Friday’s recipe.  Rather than a whole chicken, we cooked two packages of thighs.  The meat was so tender – just delicious.  It would be perfect served over noodles or rice.

Kurczaka z Sosem Pomarańczowym (Orange Chicken)

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Ingredients

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• 3 pounds chicken, cut in serving pieces
• salt and pepper, to taster
• 4 tablespoons flour, approx.
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 tart apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 rib celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3/4 cup chicken broth, or 1/2 Knorr chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 3/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1/3 cup chopped mango chutney
• 1 bay leave, crumpled
• garnish: 1 small navel orange, peeled and sectioned

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Instructions

1. Season the chicken, and dust with flour
2. Brown the chicken in oil in a heavy skillet
3. Remove the chicken and keep it warm, discard all but one tablespoon of the oil
4. Add the apple, celery, carrot, and onion to the oil and cook for 4 minutes
5. Sprinkle the mixture with the curry powder and cook 1 minute more
6. Stir in the orange juice, chicken broth, orange rind, chutney, and bay leaf, and bring to a boil
7. Add the chicken pieces cover the pan, and simmer for 30 minutes
8. Serve garnished with orange sections

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A definite Indian influence in this dish with the curry and chutney, but I think Polish cuisine changes and grows over time.  There are as many (if not more) places in Poznan offering kabob as pierogi.  Speaking of kabob, I hope to have the magic spice combination from  an Armenian friend soon.