Saturday, June 30, 2007

Clay Pot Recipes - Orange Chicken

Clay Pot Orange Chicken

Ingredients
1 (3 - 4 pound) chicken
Salt
Pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 medium oranges, peeled and sliced (reserve rinds)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Arrowroot

Instructions
Presoak clay pot top and bottom, in water for fifteen minutes. Wash chicken, inside and out, under running cold water. Rub inside of chicken with salt, pepper and pressed garlic. Stuff with peeled orange slices. Place chicken in pot, breast side down. Grate orange rind and sprinkle over chicken. Add orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, allspice and brown sugar. Place covered pot in cold oven. Turn temperature to 480 degrees F. Cook 90 minutes. Ten minutes before done, remove from oven, pour liquid into saucepan. Return the pot, uncovered, to oven for final 10 minutes to brown the chicken. Meanwhile, bring sauce to a boil and thicken with arrowroot. You may want to add a bit of brown sugar to the sauce, to taste.

Serves: 4

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