Spicy Ginger and Lemon Chicken Recipe (2024)

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Is "six peels of lemon" the peels from 6 lemons, or six strips of zests from one lemon?

Made this last night with about half the cayenne called for. It was delicious. I used chicken thighs instead of drumsticks and thus the browning stage took a little longer. I was distracted toward the end and put all the other ingredients in on top of the chicken, which worked fine. This is a keeper and I will definitely make it again.

Absolutely delicious! Citrus and spices work their magic in the cider. Wonderful dish!

Because the actual skin of ginger root is so thin that many chefs don’t bother with peeling it. No need to waste the time nor reduce the size of your knob of ginger.

six large strips from one lemon & one orange should do you.

Not sure why this is tagged as "gluten free" as it has flour in it. I will try with corn starch or rice flour to make it gluten free.

The sauce is delicious. For several years, this has been our way to use Thanksgiving leftovers. Make the sauce, stir in leftover turkey to coat. Add in whatever vegetables you like - we always have carrots and green beans left over. You can serve over rice (or leftover rice stuffing), or place in a casserole, cover with leftover mashed potatoes, or a sheet of puff pastry, pulled to cover.Bake until the top is browned. The filling is already warm, so 15 to 20 in a 400 oven is good.

Does the 1 tsp of salt go together with other spices, so it is 1 tsp IN ADDITION to the salt and pepper of chicken?

I didn’t have any apple cider, so used kombucha, added a few large slices of jalapeño and it was great!

Pretty easy to make but I misread the recipe and thought it called for apple cider vinegar and not apple cider! Put some maple syrup in as a substitute. Very tasty and the slaw was fantastic. We ate it on a big salad with other veg on night 2. Am thinking it might make a good crockpot dish.

very good added more liquid

My eight year old grandson was the lead on this recipe. He loved it. Easy to prepare. Just the right amount of kick. We did make a few changes. Substituted drumsticks with boneless skinless chicken thighs. Cut the orange and lemon strips in half to distribute the flavor. Cut the young ginger into 1/2” pieces and piled in high in the 1/4 cup.

Any problem if I use apple juice instead of apple cider--is there something I should add to account for the lack of whatever cider has that juice hasn't?

Made w/thighs & apple juice since thats what I had. Deglazed pan w/sherry before adding liquid. Added chick stock & tbsp vinegar. Very easy, quite tasty.

Not sure why this is tagged as "gluten free" as it has flour in it. I will try with corn starch or rice flour to make it gluten free.

that chicken was deloycious! great stuff jacques! :)

Amazingly good. I substituted two quartered shallots for the garlic, because I don’t like garlic and citrus. I would remove the orange strips before serving or substitute zest, but the lemon strips and unpeeled chopped ginger are delectable. Served with noodles for a delicious, homey winter supper. Husband ate three legs. Will not serve six.

I made this last night. Very easy and very tasty. Next time I might cut back on the liquid a bit. Definitely a keeper.

Spicy and delicious. I'm sure I'll make this again and I may cut back on the cayenne. But then I may not!

Why would you not peel the ginger root??

Better the next day!