Preparing a roast chicken is a delightful culinary experience that can yield succulent, tender, and flavorful results. When infused with the zesty and aromatic flavors of orange, lemon, and ginger, the dish is elevated to a new level of culinary artistry. This guide will walk you through the essential steps to create a mouthwatering roast chicken infused with the vibrant flavors of citrus and ginger. By selecting the right ingredients, mastering the art of seasoning and roasting, and paying attention to the intricate details, you'll be able to create a dish that will not only satisfy your taste buds but also impress your family and friends. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a flavorful journey to create the perfect roast chicken with orange, lemon, and ginger.
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ROAST CHICKEN WITH ORANGE, LEMON & GINGER
Ginger arrived in Italy with Arabic traders or North African Jewish immigrants, so it's likely that this is a Sicilian or Livornese recipe. From "Cucina Ebraica" by Joyce Goldstein.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 400°F
- Cut the lemon into quarters.
- Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters then discard.
- In a small bowl, stir together the lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger.
- Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity and put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird.
- Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
- In the now-empty small bowl, combine the melted olive oil, lemon and orange juices, honey, and the remaining 2 tablespoons ginger and mix well.
- Place the chicken in the oven on its side and roast about ten minutes; turn on its other side and roast ten minutes more.
- Turn oven down to 350°F and turn chicken so it is roasting breast side up and roast till done--about another 40 minutesuntil the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.
- Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during cooking.
- Transfer to a serving platter and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Variation: Use 4 tablespoons pomegranate juice in place of the lemon juice.
SEPHARDIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ORANGE, LEMON, AND GINGER
"Ginger adds a distinctive flavor to this roast chicken. The history of ginger in Jewish cooking began when it arrived in Italy with Sephardic Jewish emigrants from North Africa around 200 B.C." From a Shop Rite calendar for Passover. I would season chicken with garlic powder as well as salt and pepper but the recipe doesn't call for garlic.
Provided by Oolala
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 3h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
- Grate zest from 1 orange and from only 1 of the lemons and reserve it.
- Cut the zested lemon into quarters and rub the outside of the chicken with the lemon quarters and discard them.
- Cut the zested orange into quarters and also cut the other lemon into quarters and reserve them.
- In a small bowl, stir together lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoons of the grated ginger and rub this mixture evenly inside cavity of the chicken.
- Put the orange and remaining lemon quarters inside body and neck of the chicken and season chicken all over with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken on a rack set in a shallow roasting pan.
- In a small bowl stir together margarine or oil, citrus juices, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons of grated ginger.
- Place chicken on the middle rack of the oven and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of thigh registers 170 degrees F. and juices run clear.
- Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during roasting.
- *If chicken is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
- Transfer to a platter and let rest for 10-15 minutes before carving chicken.
- Garnish with orange sections.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH ORANGE, LEMON, AND GINGER
Provided by Joyce Goldstein
Categories Chicken Ginger Rice Appetizer Roast Sauté Passover Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Lemon Orange Fall Kosher Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350ºF.
- Cut the lemon into quarters. Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters, then discard. In a small bowl, stir together the lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger. Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity. Put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper. In the now-empty small bowl, combine the melted margarine or olive oil, lemon and orange juices, honey, and the remaining 2 tablespoons ginger. Mix well.
- Place the chicken in the oven and roast, basting with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during cooking, until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.
- Transfer to a serving platter and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Carve the chicken. Garnish with orange sections.
- Variation: Use 4 tablespoons pomegranate juice in place of the lemon juice.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ORANGE
Provided by Barbara Kafka
Categories dinner, roasts, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat a conventional oven to 500 degrees.
- Remove the fat from the crop and cavity of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the lemon, garlic, orange, onion, butter, salt and pepper. Rub the skin with additional salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up, and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the juices run clean. During the first few minutes, either shake the chicken or move it frequently with a wooden spoon to keep it from sticking.
- After about 35 minutes, add the braised potatoes and carrots with their cooking liquid to the pan and toss with cooking juices. Return the pan to the oven and cook for about 10 minutes longer, tossing the vegetables in the pan occasionally.
- When the chicken is done, tilt the bird over the roasting pan to allow the cavity juices to fall into it. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a warmed platter.
- Put the roasting pan on top of the stove. Add the water or chicken stock and bring the contents of the pan to a boil, while scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon. Serve the pan juices over the chicken or, for a crisper skin, in a sauceboat.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 980, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 70 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 74 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 1606 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 1 gram
ORANGE GINGER CHICKEN
This twist on a popular Chinese takeout dish is one of my husband's all-time favorites. We spoon it over rice. -Toni Schilz, Army Post Office
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add to bag, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil in batches over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, combine the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; cook and stir until thickened. Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326 calories, Fat 13g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 378mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 22g protein.
LEMON-GINGER CHICKEN WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Rinse chickens inside and out; pat dry. Rub oil mixture in cavities and over outside of chickens. Tie legs together with string to hold shape. Tuck wing tips under. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Roast chickens until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Transfer chickens to platter. Pour pan juices into medium bowl; spoon off fat and discard. Drizzle juices over chickens. Surround chickens with Roasted Root Vegetables. Sprinkle vegetables with parsley.
ROASTED ORANGE CHICKEN
Whole tangerines, peel and all, roast alongside chicken in a sweetened soy sauce that thickens into a glaze and lacquers the bird. The fruit wedges soften in the syrupy sauce while infusing it with their floral bittersweetness. Reminiscent of savory Cantonese soy sauce chicken and tangy American Chinese orange chicken, this dish also combines the warmth of ginger with the bit of heat from ground hot chiles. You can eat the tangerine wedges along with the chicken, which is delicious with its sauce over steamed rice or boiled noodles. Serve with stir-fried brussels sprouts or bok choy.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories poultry, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Squeeze 1/4 cup juice from 2 to 3 tangerines into a small bowl; reserve the spent peels. Cut the remaining tangerines into wedges with their peels intact, and set aside. Add the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and cayenne to the tangerine juice and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- Generously season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Tuck the wingtips behind the body. Stuff the tangerine peels and 6 ginger slices into the cavity, then tie the legs together using kitchen twine. Place in a large ovenproof skillet, and scatter the tangerine wedges and remaining 2 slices ginger around the chicken.
- Slowly pour the juice mixture all over the chicken, then slide the skillet into the oven. Roast for 30 minutes.
- Using a large spoon or baster, quickly and carefully coat the chicken with the pan sauce. Continue roasting, basting every 10 minutes, until the chicken is browned and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast should register 155 degrees and, in the leg, 170 degrees. The chicken will continue to cook while it rests.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let rest for about 5 minutes. If the pan sauce isn't already syrupy, bring it to a boil over medium-high heat on the stovetop. Be sure to wear oven mitts or use a kitchen towel to hold the skillet (the handle is hot). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bubbles grow larger and paler brown, and the sauce is the consistency of syrup, about 5 minutes. Discard the ginger.
- Serve the chicken whole or carved with the glaze poured all over the meat. Arrange the tangerine wedges from the pan around the bird. You can eat them, if you'd like.
Tips:
- Use a whole chicken: This will give you the most flavorful and juicy roast chicken.
- Brine the chicken: This will help to keep the chicken moist and flavorful. You can brine the chicken for up to 24 hours, but even a few hours will make a difference.
- Use a variety of citrus fruits: Oranges, lemons, and limes all add a bright and flavorful citrus flavor to the chicken. You can also use grapefruit or tangerines.
- Add some ginger: Ginger adds a warm and spicy flavor to the chicken. You can use fresh ginger or ground ginger.
- Roast the chicken at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy skin and juicy meat.
- Let the chicken rest before carving: This will help to keep the juices in the chicken.
Conclusion:
This roast chicken with orange, lemon, and ginger is a flavorful and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The citrus fruits and ginger add a bright and flavorful taste to the chicken, and the crispy skin and juicy meat will make everyone at the table happy.
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