Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Crispy Citrus Chicken

My children loved this meal.  The ate have the chicken between the two of them.



Crispy Citrus Chicken

-1 whole chicken
-1/2 onion
-1/2 orange
-3 cloves of garlic
-2 tablespoons soften butter
-1 teaspoon chili powder
-1 tablespoon fresh thyme
-1 handful of fresh thyme sprigs
-1 teaspoon rosemary
-salt and pepper

Wash the chicken and loosen the skin from the chicken.  Stuff half an onion, 1 clove of garlic, salt ans pepper and the sprigs of the thyme and lemon inside the chicken, add the orange at the end, so yo ucan see the orange.

Rub

Mix the softened butter with 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme chopped, 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.  Rub the chicken with this mixture and rub it underneath the lifted skin.

Preheat the oven to 375 and cook for 1 hour and 10 minutes.  Make sure it is cooked and then serve.





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