Mandarin Chicken

This is one of my favorite dishes that my mom made for me growing up. Shea and I are in Yankton for a week over Christmas, and my mom has spent every day cooking something that I loved. She made this dish for us on our first night in town, and it was even better than I remembered. I have never actually made this dish myself, so I was sure to get the recipe for it from her so I can now reproduce it at home!

Mandarin Chicken
Courtesy of Carol Williams (although she claims she got this recipe from The American Heart Association)

Ingredients
1 frying chicken (2 /1/2 - 3lb) cut into serving pieces
1/4 cup seasoned flour
2 Tablespoons margarine
2 Tablespoons oil
4 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 Teaspoon powdered ginger
1 11oz. can mandarin oranges with juice

Directions
Wash and dry the chicken and remove the skin. Shake in bag with seasoned flour. Heat oil and margarine in skillet and brown chicken. Drain oranges and set aside. Mix juice from can and lemon juice, orange juice, honey, soy sauce, and ginger. Pour sauce over chicken in skillet. Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until tender. Add mandarin oranges 5 or 10 minutes before chicken is done. Serve with rice.