Roast Chicken With Orange Lemon And Ginger
From midgelet 14 years agoIngredients
- 1 lemon, cut in quarters shopping list
- 1 roasting chicken, about 5 pounds shopping list
- 1 orange, cut in quarters shopping list
- 3 tablespoons fresh ginger root, peeled and grated shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- 5 tablespoons margarine, melted, or olive oil shopping list
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice shopping list
- 3 tablespoons honey shopping list
- orange sections for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- . Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters, then discard.
- . In a small bowl, stir together the lemon and orange zests plus one tablespoon of the grated ginger.
- Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity of the chicken.
- . Put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird.
- Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- . Combine margarine or olive oil in a small bowl with lemon and oranges juices, honey and the remaining two tablespoons of ginger.
- Mix well.
- . Place the chicken in the oven and roast, basting with the citrus juice mixture you've just made at least four times during cooking.
- Cook about one hour or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife.
- . Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Carve and garnish with additional orange sections.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
I can't wait to try this! Five forks.
mrsc543 in North Reading loved it -
I think would be awesome with the pomegranite juice!! high 5. I like easy and new chicken recipes
chichimonkeyface in Albany loved it
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