Recipe

Italian Roasted Chicken With Cumin Potatoes Recipe

	Uk2nyc / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago This is a tasty recipe if you want a nice flavorful chicken dinner. Goes very well with Prosecco or a Trebbiano, Prep:30m Cook:85m Servings:2	Uk2nyc
	italian chicken with roasted cumin potatoes easy to make quick to eat

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Ingredients

*For the Brine you will need:

Large pot with luke warm water

3 Oranges

4 tbs salt

2 tbs Sugar

2 Limes / Lemon

For the marinade:

1 1/2 pound whole chicken

1 TBS Oregano

3 Stalks of Parsley ( use leaves only)

1/4 cup of dry white wine

1 Small Onion

2 TBS Olive oil

2 Inch piece Celery

1 TBS lemon juice

3 large cloves of Garlic

1/4 TBS cayenne pepper ( add more if you want it hot)

1/4 TBS black pepper powder

half a lime / Lemon

1 carrot

For the Potatoes

3 large potatoes

1/2 TBS olive oil

1/2 TBS cumin seeds or cumin powder

pinch of cayenne peper

salt to taste

Directions

* One of the main factors in getting a nice, juicy and moist chicken is of course BRINING. Brining is the kitchen word for "Osmosis", the exchange of water between cells. In anycase, I brine my chicken at about 1 1/2 hour per pound but no more than 5 hours maximum for any amount of chicken.

Mix the brining ingredients in a large pot and just barely cover the chicken with luke warm water.

Make sure you squeeze the oranges and lemon into the water and put the peels in as well.

Let it soak for about 2 hours. After 2 hours I like to hang it upside down over the sink for about 30 mins. ( like the peeking ducks at a oriental restaurant) if not just air dry it in the fridge. ( put it on a plate and put it in the fridge). This makes the outside skin more crispy.

While your chicken is drying add all your marinade ingredients in a blender or food processor except for the carot and half a lime and blend until a nice thick paste ( dont make it too liquid)

Remove chicken that is hanging out ( literally) and coat, especially between the skin and flesh with your marinade.

Slice the carrot and mix with the marinade and with half the lime stuff it in the cavity.

Rub the remaining marinade all over the chicken and put in a small baking pan. ( If the pan is too large the chicken will loose all its juices)

Slice your potatoes into wedges and add the olive oil, Cumin seeds, pepper and salt. Mix well and add it snugly around the chicken.

While doing the above step, preheat your oven to about 350/375 degrees F.

Put the pan into the oven.

After about 1 hr i would check to see if the chicken is nice and browned and the potatoes cooked. Then insert a fork into the thickest part of the thigh and if the juices run clear, your chicken is done.

Enjoy with a cold glass of Prosecco !

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