Roasted Orange Chicken
- 7 pounds Chicken
- 1 whole Orange
- 1 whole Onion
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dried Rosemary
- 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 1/2 cups White Wine
- 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 3 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Apricot Jam
- 3 Tablespoons Orange Liqueur
- Rinse one 7 pound chicken inside and out and pat dry.
- Cut 1 orange in quarters and squeeze juice over chicken inside and out.
- Salt chicken cavity and stuff with orange rind and 1 small onion, quartered.
- Tie chicken legs together with kitchen string.
- Sprinkle bird all over with salt and pepper.
- Then sprinkle 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary and 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.
- Place chicken in roasting pan, breast side up, and pour 1/2 cup of white wine into pan.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
- Then reduce heat to 350 for an additional 1 hour and 30 to 40 minutes (depending on oven, until golden brown).
- Prepare glaze while chicken is roasting.
- Spoon glaze over chicken after approximately an hour of cooking.
- GLAZE
- Heat 3 tablespoons each: unsalted butter, Dijon mustard, honey and 1 tablespoon of apricot jam until hot.
- Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons of orange liqueur.
chicken, orange, onion, salt, rosemary, thyme, white wine, butter, dijon mustard, honey, apricot jam, orange liqueur
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/roasted-orange-chicken/ (may not work)