Orange Chicken and Pears

INGREDIENTS

1    tablespoon soy sauce

1    tablespoon white wine vinegar

2    tablespoons granulated sugar

½   teasp;oon ground ginger powder

1    medium orange, peel grated, juice squeezed

2    tablespoons butter

1    medium white onion, sliced thinly

2    skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut to 1 inch

¼   cup dry white table wine

1    Comice pear, peeled, quartered, sliced ¼ inch

METHOD

In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ginger, orange peel and orange juice. Set aside. Warm a large skillet over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the onion slices and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until softened and add the chunks of chicken. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring to brown on all sides.

Add the wine, stirring to scrape up any brown stuff on the bottom of the skillet. Add the orange ginger sauce and the sliced pears, stirring to combine. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes to thoroughly cook the chicken. Remove the chicken and pears from the skillet to a serving dish and add 1-2 teaspoons of all-purpose flour and cook, stirring, to thicken the sauce. :Pour the sauce over the chicken and pears and serve.

Adapted from a recipe in Real Simple magazine