Recipe: Orange Chicken

This recipe requires a bit of preparation but once it’s in the oven it’s all done, and the result is beautiful.

Ingredients:

• 1 free range chicken
• 3 oranges
• 100g butter
• Bunch of tarragon
• 5 tbsp of honey
• 300ml red wine

Method:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Zest the oranges and juice two of them (make sure to zest before juicing). In a small bowl, combine the zest, 50g of softened butter and a handful of tarragon leaves. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with this mixture.
• Season the chicken and rub a little butter in to the skin. Transfer to a roasting pan. Combine the orange juice and honey and pour over the chicken. Pour the red wine in to the roasting pan (not on the chicken) along with 50g diced cold butter and some sprigs of tarragon.
• Bake for 20 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 160 degrees and cook until the chicken juices run clear (roughly 45 minutes depending on your oven and size of chicken)

Cheers,

Alison