Pollo Arrosto All'Arancia, Limone, E Zenzero
- 1 6-pound roasting chicken
- 1 navel orange
- 2 lemons
- 3 tablespoons finely grated gingerrot
- Fresh pepper
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Pat chicken dry. Put chicken on rack in roasting pan.
- Grate zest of orange and 1 lemon and cut zested lemon into quarters. Rub outside of chicken with lemon quarters and discard them. Cut zested orange and remaining lemon into quarters.
- In a small bowl, stir together zests and 1 tablespoon gingerroot. Rub zest mixture evenly inside cavity of chicken. Put orange and remaining lemon quarters inside body and neck cavities of chicken and season chicken with salt and pepper.
- In small bowl, stir together olive oil, citrus juices, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons of gingerroot.
- Truss chicken (if desired) and roast in middle of oven, basting with juice mixture at least 4 times during roasting. If chicken browns too quickly, tent it with foil.
- Roast 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of thigh registers 170 degrees and the juices run clear.
- Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let stand 15 minutes before carving.
orange, lemons, gingerrot, fresh pepper, olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, honey
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pollo-arrosto-allarancia-limone-e-zenzero-52302251 (may not work)