Chicken with Orange, Lemon & Ginger |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is delicious and fragrant! Your house smells wonderful while the chicken is roasting and the neighbors knock on your door looking for invitations to dinner. I make this at least once a month. Ingredients:
1 lemon |
1 roasting chicken, about 5 pounds |
grated lemon, zest of |
1 lemon, cut into quarters |
grated orange, zest of |
1 orange, cut into quarters |
3 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh gingerroot |
salt |
freshly ground black pepper |
5 tablespoons margarine, melted,or olive oil |
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
1/2 cup fresh orange juice |
3 tablespoons honey |
orange section (for garnish) |
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 350°F degrees.
2. Cut the lemon into quarters.
3. Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters, then discard.
4. In a small bowl, stir together the lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger.
5. Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity.
6. Put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird.
7. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.
8. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
9. In the now-empty small bowl, combine the melted margarine or olive oil, lemon and orange juices, honey, and the remaining 2 tablespoons ginger.
10. Mix well.
11. Place the chicken in the oven and roast, basting with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during cooking, until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.
12. Transfer to a serving platter and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
13. Carve the chicken.
14. Garnish with orange sections.
15. Variation: Use 4 tablespoons pomegranate juice in place of the lemon juice.
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