Clay-Pot Orange Chicken
- 1 (3 -4 lb) chicken
- salt
- pepper
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 medium oranges, peeled and sliced (reserve the rinds)
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- cornstarch, to thicken
- Presoak pot, top and bottom, in water for fifteen minutes.
- Wash chicken, inside and out, under running cold water.
- Rub inside of chicken with salt, pepper and pressed garlic.
- Stuff with orange slices, peeled.
- Place chicken in pot, breast down.
- Grate the orange rind and sprinkle over chicken.
- Add orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, allspice and brown sugar.
- Place covered pot in cold oven. Turn temperature to 250u0b0C.
- Cook 90 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
- Ten minutes before done, remove from oven, pour liquid into saucepan.
- Return the pot, uncovered, to oven for final 10 minutes to brown the chicken.
- Meanwhile, bring sauce to a boil and thicken with cornstarch or arrowroot.
- You may want to add a bit of brown sugar to the sauce, to taste.
chicken, salt, pepper, garlic, oranges, orange juice, soy sauce, fresh ginger, allspice, brown sugar, cornstarch
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/clay-pot-orange-chicken-269215 (may not work)