Chicken in Orange Sauce
- 3 pound chicken whole
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 tablespoon prepared mustard dijon
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup sugar brown
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 18 cup vodka
- Cut chicken in half lengthwise.
- Blend butter and mustard together.
- Rub chicken inside and out with this mixture.
- Place chicken, skin side down, in baking dish with tight-fitting cover.
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
- Combine orange juice and brown sugar, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Pour over and around chicken.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Turn chicken over, baste with pan juices, and continue to bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes longer, basting occasionally.
- Remove chicken to heated platter and keep warm.
- Mix cornstarch with water.
- Stir this into juices from pan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in vodka, and pour sauce over chicken.
- Can be cooked in a crockpot, place chicken on the bottom and cover with sauce then cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
chicken, butter, orange juice, sugar brown, cornstarch, water, vodka
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chicken-orange-sauce-2269 (may not work)