Tahitian Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken, cut up
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 piece peeled and grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1 (8 3/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 4 cups cooked rice or 4 cups cooked ramen noodles