roast chicken with spiced orange sauce

Videos on this recipe or similar recipes. [tubepress mode="tag" tagValue="roast chicken with spiced orange sauce"] _______________________________________

Cooking receipe to make roast chicken with spiced orange sauce under category Aga Recipes. You may find some video clips related to this receipe below.

roast chicken with spiced orange sauce

3 level tbsp dried currants

juice of 4 large oranges about 300ml in total

salt and freshly ground black pepper

6 chicken portions with skin

1.1kg total weight

25g butter

1 tbsp olive oil

225g red onions sliced into large petals

6 whole garlic cloves

1 level tbsp coriander seeds roughly crushed

2 large red chillies split and seeds removed

1 level tbsp honey

2 cinnamon sticks

50g whole blanched almonds toasted

2 small thin skinned oranges roughly chopped

450ml chicken stock

1 bunch fresh mint tied

minted yoghurt to accompany

Soak the currants in half the orange juice in a covered dish in the simmering oven for 30 to 45 minutes.

Season the chicken skin.

Heat half the butter and oil in a shallow casserole on the boiling plate; brown the chicken adding remaining butter and oil as necessary.

Remove and set aside.

Add onions gadic and coriander to the pan.

Cook stirring on the simmering plate for 5 to 7 minutes or until onions are lightly browned and soft.

Add chillies honey cinnamon sticks almonds currants and soaking liquor remaining orange juice chopped oranges stock and mint.

Bring to the boil place chicken on top and cook uncovered on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting oven for 30 ti 40 minutes or until tender.

Remove chicken and keep warm in the simmering oven.

Discard the mint bring pan juices to the boil on the boiling plate and bubble for 5 minutes or until syrupy.

Adjust seasoning.

Serve chicken with the sauce and minted yogurt.

For the minted yogurt accompaniment: combine 2 level tbsp chopped fresh mint and 200ml greek yogurt. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and garnish with fresh thyme or mint sprigs to serve. This can also be used to accompany any barbecued meats or fish. Browning the chicken in batches on both sides releases the fat from beneath the skin leaving it appetisingly brown and crisp. Browning the meat will also help to give a more tender result to the fnished dish.

This interesting yet easy to make turkish recipe provides an excellent combination of spices and fruit.

Serves 6

[tubepress mode=’tag’, tagValue=’roast chicken with spiced orange sauce’]