Citrus Spiced Chicken
- 4 whole Bone-in, Skin-on Chicken Drumsticks
- 4 whole Bone-In, Skin-On Chicken Thighs
- 1 whole Small Yellow Onion, Roughly Chopped
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoons Turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoons Paprika
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 cup Chicken Stock
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 2 whole Oranges, Just Rind And Juice
- 1 whole Lemon, Just Rind And Juice
- 1.
- Preheat your oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Wash, trim, and dry all the chicken.
- Set aside in a large bowl.
- 2.
- In a food processor, blend the onion, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, paprika, and olive oil until relatively smooth.
- Toss the onion spice mixture with the chicken and rub it under the skin of the chicken.
- 3.
- Arrange the chicken on a roasting pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- 4.
- While the chicken is roasting, bring the chicken stock and honey to a simmer in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Add the fruit rinds and let the mixture simmer for ten minutes or until the rinds are soft.
- Remove from heat and add the citrus juices.
- When the chicken has roasted for 45 minutes, remove from oven and pour citrus sauce over the chicken.
- Return to the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown.
- 5.
- Remove from oven and baste with the sauce and juices at the bottom of the roasting pan.
- Serve with rice and roasted veggies.
- Inspired by South Africas House and Leisure (houseandleisure.co.za/)
chicken, in, yellow onion, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, turmeric, paprika, olive oil, salt, black pepper, chicken, honey, oranges, lemon
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/citrus-spiced-chicken/ (may not work)