Chicken Satay With Orange Scented Jasmine Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 orange, zest of (only the orange part, no white)
1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
1 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 lbs chicken breast tenders, 2 packages, sliced on an angle into bite-size pieces (8 tenders)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium yellow onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered and sliced (green is okay too, but red would be prettier)
1 cup shredded carrot
6 scallions, cut on an angle into 2 inch pieces
1 cup snow peas, a couple of handfuls (regular peas are fine too)
Satay sauce
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons honey
1 inch gingerroot, grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 orange, juice of

Preparation

Combine zest, water and rice in rice cooker. Set to cook. It will be done about the same time as the stir fry if you do this step first.
For stir-fry, heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken, garlic and onion, stir-fry 3 minutes. Add remaining veggies and stir-fry 5 minutes more.
Combine all ingredients for sauce together in a microwave safe bowl, stirring the sauce until all ingredients are combined. Microwave for 30-45 seconds. Stir well to combine.
Combine the sauce with the chicken and vegetables and serve over hot rice.