When cooking whole chicken, the marinade in which the chicken is infused is of great importance. Marinade can be prepared on the basis of white wine, mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard and other products.
To cook whole chicken in the oven, you need the following ingredients:
- chicken - 1.5 kg;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- olive oil - 4 tablespoons;
- ground black pepper - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- ground paprika - 1 tsp
Rinse the chicken, pat dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper on the outside and inside. In a bowl, combine olive oil, ground paprika and minced garlic. Rub the chicken inside and out with this mixture. Leave to marinate for one and a half to two hours.
When the chicken is marinated, place it on a baking sheet and bake until tender at 200 ° C. You can check the readiness of the chicken by lightly piercing it with a skewer. If pink or cloudy juice flows out, the dish is not yet ready, if transparent, it is ready.
To make the chicken tastier, you can marinate it in advance in a mixture of a glass of white wine, a spoonful of mustard, a spoonful of wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Chicken in the oven with lemon is very tasty. To prepare this dish you will need:
- chicken carcass - 1.5 kg;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- lemon zest;
- salt, black pepper - to taste;
- thyme.
In the whole lemon, make several deep cuts with a thin knife to help the juice stand out. Combine thyme with finely grated lemon zest, pepper and salt. Rinse and dry the chicken and rub it with the lemon zest mixture. Place a whole lemon with incisions into the belly. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish and place in an oven preheated to 200 ° C. Bake the poultry until tender.
To make the poultry more juicy while baking, pour the juice that comes out of it during baking. This also results in a uniform golden crust.
To cook chicken with vegetables, you need the following ingredients:
- chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
- green sour apple - 1 pc.;
- mustard - 2 tablespoons;
- lemon juice - 2 tablespoons;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- sugar - 1 tsp;
- potatoes - 5 pcs.;
- carrots - 3 pcs.;
- onions - 4 pcs.;
- parsley - 4-6 branches;
- thyme;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Wash the chicken thoroughly and dry it. Rub the bird with salt and pepper. Place the green apple inside the carcass. Prepare a baking dish. To do this, brush it with olive oil.
For baking chicken, it is better to choose ceramic or cast iron dishes, since such forms are heated evenly and gradually. When choosing forms from other materials, it is necessary to closely monitor the temperature regime.
In a bowl, combine lemon juice, mustard, sugar and garlic pressed through a press. Brush the chicken carcass with the prepared sauce and gently transfer to the mold.
Dice the peeled carrots, potatoes and onions. Add chopped herbs. Stir. Transfer the vegetables to a mold around the chicken.
Bake the poultry at 200 ° C. For the first half hour, it is better to cook the dish, covered with a lid, until ready to bring without covering. Serve the whole baked chicken hot on a platter, overlay with vegetables and garnish with fresh herbs.
