Mohave Chicken

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Ingredients:

• 1 lb chicken breast, cleaned
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• ¼ cup white wine
• 1 green, bell pepper diced
• 1 red, bell pepper diced
• 2 tbsp cumin, ground
• ½ tsp cinnamon, ground
• ½ tsp nutmeg, ground
• 1 tbsp clarified butter
• 1 oz. water
• 1 tsp corn starch for thickening

Instructions:

• Turn your oven on and set it for 400°
• Put a sauté pan over med-high heat with the clarified butter to get hot.
• Sprinkle the cumin liberally onto both sides of the chicken, or if you prefer, set the cumin on a plate and rub the chicken in to coat both sides.
• Once the butter is hot (but not smoking) carefully place the chicken into the pan to brown. Brown each side of the chicken.
• Once they are browned, remove the chicken (do not discard the pan) and place onto a baking sheet. Put the sheet into the oven and set your timer for 7-10 minutes, depending on thickness.
• Take your sauté pan and set it back onto med-high heat, there should be some butter left in the pan, if not add a 1/2 tbsp of butter to the pan and allow it to get hot.
• Sauté the red and green bell peppers.
• When the peppers are browned, add the white wine to the pan. This will de-glaze the pan, allowing the chicken flavor to mix into the sauce. Reduce by half.
• Then add your orange juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Let it simmer until it reduces and thickens a little.
• By now the chicken should be about finished. Check it and make sure there is no pink showing. Set it aside.
• Mix the corn starch and water in a bowl and stir this mixture into the sauce, while it's simmering. Once it's stirred in, your sauce will begin to thicken into a glaze.
• Add the chicken breast to the sauce and simmer for another minute or two allowing the chicken breasts to soak up some of the sauce.
• Serve over Spanish rice (or wild rice) and pour the sauce liberally overtop. Garnish with a few slices of orange and a sprig of a fresh herb like rosemary or basil.

Good with Spanish Rice, wild or white rice, and blanched asparagus.

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