Whole baked chicken is very easy to prepare as it does not take a lot of time. It is enough to coat it with spices, sauce and place in the oven for a certain time. While the chicken is being cooked, the hostess can spend her free time on other important things. Baked chicken with apples turns out to be very tender and juicy, and fruits give the meat a slightly sweetish flavor.
It is necessary
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- hen;
- apples;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- garlic;
- olive oil.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the chicken for roasting. Wash the inside and outside of the carcass and pat dry with a paper towel. Use a toothpick or fork to make some holes in the thighs, breast, and abdomen so that the fat can drain out when the apple chicken is cooked.
Step 2
From the inside and outside, rub the chicken carcass with salt and black pepper, additionally rub the chicken inside with garlic passed through a press. To make the chicken with apples acquire a golden, appetizing crust during baking, brush its skin with olive oil.
Step 3
Stuff the chicken with the filling, but don't stuff it too tightly. Hard sour apples are required for the filling. Wash them, cut them into wedges and remove the seeds. Chicken stuffed with apples will turn out to be more aromatic and tastier if you add dried fruits (dried apricots, prunes), citrus fruits (peeled slices of lemons, oranges or tangerines) and nuts to the filling. You can also mix apples with sauerkraut for the filling. As you put the filling inside the chicken, secure the edges of the abdomen with toothpicks or threads.
Step 4
Place the chicken on a baking sheet or in a deep dish, pour in a little hot water. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and place the chicken for about 30 minutes. Then lower heat to 180 degrees and cook until tender. When the breast starts to burn, cover the bird with a piece of foil. The apple chicken will be ready when clear juice flows out of the puncture in the thickest part of the leg. Do not overexpose the dish in the oven, otherwise the meat will turn out to be too dry. In the process of cooking, be sure to water the poultry with the juice and fat that stand out, this will give the meat tenderness and juiciness.
Step 5
Transfer the cooked chicken baked with apples to a serving dish and let cool slightly. Free the abdomen from toothpicks or threads, take out the filling and place it around the bird on a platter.
