Oven baked chicken with a crust is not only delicious, but also very beautiful. The meat turns out to be very tender and juicy, and saliva begins to flow from the appearance of the dish. Even a novice cook can cook a whole chicken in the oven, you just need to find some free time for this.
It is necessary
- - a chicken weighing about 1, 5-1, 7 kilograms;
- - zest and juice of one lemon and one orange;
- - 3 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey of a similar consistency;
- - 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard;
- - a tablespoon of white wine vinegar;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - 2 bay leaves;
- - salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the chicken thoroughly, dry it with a paper towel and rub it with salt and pepper on the outside and inside. We tie the legs with twine so that the finished dish looks beautiful.
Step 2
Prepare the marinade: in a bowl, mix the juice and zest of lemon and orange, add maple syrup (or honey), mustard, vinegar, finely chopped garlic and laurel leaves. Pour half of the marinade into a mold in which the chicken will be baked, pour the second part over the carcass, leave for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Cook the chicken for an hour, pouring marinade every 10 minutes to form a beautiful crust.
