Quick Orange Chicken on the Flatrock
Pantry and staple ingredients are transformed into a quick and easy weeknight dinner that is reminiscent of Chinese takeout. Quick orange chicken on the Flatrock is on the menu tonight!
Equipment
- Traeger Flatrock grill
- Two spatulas
- Jar and lid
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 Mandarin oranges
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 cups cooked white rice for serving
- 2 green onions cut on the bias for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your Traeger Flatrock griddle to medium high heat.
- Only one zone is needed.
- Assemble your ingredients.
- In a jar, combine all of the sauce ingredients, including the corn starch.
- Cover the jar and shake the sauce well.
- To the hot griddle, add a bit of oil or nonstick cooking spray.
- Then add the ground chicken and spread it as much as possible to increase surface area.
- Sear the chicken for about 4 minutes, until it starts turning golden brown.
- Using two spatulas, begin breaking apart the chicken.
- Add the onion and garlic and continue cooking until those ingredients become translucent.
- Continue mixing the ingredients and searing until the chicken is cooked through.
- Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken and continue mixing with two spatulas.
- Cook the chicken in the sauce for another 3-5 minutes until well combined and thickened.
- Stir in the chopped orange peel and mix well.
- Transfer orange chicken to a serving platter along with hot white rice.
- Garnish with green onion and serve.