Chicken with blood oranges and rosemary

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Marinade. For the marinade we will need: blood orange juice and zest, lemon zest, soy sauce, honey and starch.

2. STEP 2

   

   Remove the zest from the orange. Squeeze the juice out of the orange. Dissolve starch in orange juice.

3. STEP 3

   

   Also remove the zest from the lemon using a grater.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add soy sauce and honey to the starch. Mix everything well.

5. STEP 5

   

   Prepare the ingredients. For stuffed chicken we will need: chicken weighing 1.5-2 kg, rosemary, a head of garlic, vegetable oil.

6. STEP 6

   

   Wash the chicken and dry it. Carefully separate the skin from the meat on the breast. Pour the marinade over the chicken and leave to marinate for 2 hours, turning the bird periodically so that it is evenly soaked in the marinade.

7. STEP 7

   

   Filling. For the day of filling we will need: blood orange, fresh rosemary.

8. STEP 8

   

   Wash the remaining Sicilian orange and cut into small pieces.

9. STEP 9

   

   Stuff the chicken with blood orange slices and rosemary sprigs.

10. STEP 10

    

    Transfer the chicken to a pan greased with vegetable oil and pour over the marinade.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cut the head of garlic in half and place it in the pan with the chicken along with the rosemary sprigs.

12. STEP 12

    

    Cover the pan with foil and place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40 minutes.

13. STEP 13

    

    Then remove the foil and bake for about 1 hour until golden brown. Periodically baste the chicken with juice from the bottom of the pan.