Stunningly delicious hot - chicken with oranges in the oven. This is a great option for the main dish for the festive table. The citrus composition makes the taste of meat very bright and interesting. In this case, the hot does not work sweet.

Oven whole chicken in the oven

Ingredients:

  • ripe juicy oranges - 400 - 450 g;
  • classic mayonnaise - 100 - 150 ml;
  • fresh garlic - a whole head;
  • chicken carcass - 1 pc. (1.8 kg);
  • table salt - 1 dessert spoon;
  • vegetable oil and pepper.

Cooking:

  1. Wash citrus fruits thoroughly using a stiff brush, as they will be added to the dish along with the skin. Cut them into thick plates. Remove bones.
  2. Using a thin, thin knife, carefully lift the skin on the prepared chicken carcass. Do not cut it! Place orange slices under the skin over the entire surface of the bird's back.
  3. Add salt and pepper to mayonnaise sauce. Mix with crushed garlic (small amount).
  4. Cover the carcass with the resulting aromatic mass on the outside.
  5. Inside, put the remaining fruit, cut into small pieces. Send the rest of the peeled garlic with whole teeth there.
  6. Secure the abdomen with toothpicks. Tie the legs of the carcass so that it does not fall apart during baking.
  7. Place the chicken in a greased dish.
  8. Bake the dish for 1.5-2 hours at 190 degrees.

Serve the chicken baked with oranges whole on a beautiful wide plate.

With apples

Ingredients:

  • sweet mustard - 2 tsp;
  • fresh garlic - 1 clove;
  • medium-sized chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
  • chopped ginger - 1 tsp;
  • soy sauce (classic, without additives) - 2 dessert spoons;
  • dry adjika - on the tip of a spoon;
  • table salt - to taste;
  • sour apples - 2 pcs.;
  • orange - 1 pc. (large).

Cooking:

  1. Mix together all the ingredients except meat and fruit. They made a fragrant marinade. Garlic must first be mashed.
  2. With a mixture, rub the prepared poultry carcass (washed and dry) on all sides. Leave it in this form for a couple of hours.
  3. Wash all fruits thoroughly with a brush. Cut into large pieces with the peel. Bones caught in the grinding process should be thrown away.
  4. Fill the bird carcass with fruit slices. Tie the legs with thread, and cover the wings with foil so that they do not burn.

Bake chicken with oranges and apples whole for 70 minutes at medium temperature. In the process, periodically water the bird with the secreted juice.

How to cook with potatoes

Ingredients:

  • chicken meat - 1 whole carcass (for 1.9 - 2.3 kg);
  • sliced ​​potatoes - 900 g;
  • softened butter fat - 1/3 tbsp .;
  • orange - 1 pc.;
  • orange zest - 1 dessert spoon;
  • fresh chopped ginger - 1 dessert spoon;
  • ground cardamom, pepper - 1 tsp;
  • salt and vegetable oil.

Cooking:

  1. In a small plate, mix soft creamy fat with all the dry ingredients stated in the recipe. Send the citrus zest there too.
  2. Cut the chicken according to the "butterfly" principle. To do this, put her breast on the table. Cut bones on each side (from the ridge) with kitchen scissors. Remove the ridge.
  3. Turn the carcass upside down. Press on her. After the crunch, the chicken will lie flat on the table.
  4. Turn the legs slightly towards the center of the carcass.
  5. In the resulting "pockets" between the pulp and skin over the entire surface of the bird, put the aromatic oil cooked in the first step.
  6. Cut the orange into circles. Remove bones. Slices of fruit spread on the surface of the carcass.

Bake the dish in the oven for 60 - 70 minutes at 170 degrees.

Oven Chicken Legs

Ingredients:

  • chicken drumsticks - 7 - 8 pcs.;
  • red onion - 1 head;
  • ripe orange - 3 - 4 pcs.;
  • fresh ginger (grated) - 1 dessert spoon;
  • fresh garlic - 5-6 cloves;
  • liquid honey - 1 dessert spoon;
  • refined oil - 2 dessert spoons;
  • salt and aromatic herbs.

Cooking:

  1. Place washed and dry drumsticks in a pan with hot oil. Fry for 7-8 minutes. Do not salt.
  2. When an appetizing crust appears on the meat, you can remove it from the pan.
  3. The pulp immediately 2 - 3 peeled oranges (leave one fruit) to beat with a blender along with juice. If such a kitchen assistant is not at hand, you can grind it on a grater.
  4. Add salt, honey, mashed garlic, aromatic herbs, ginger to the resulting liquid puree.
  5. Grind the ingredients with a crush. Strain through a sieve / cheesecloth. Otherwise, the remaining coarse fibers will burn during the baking process of the bird..
  6. Cut the remaining orange into pieces with the peel. Large chop and head of red onion.
  7. Put rosy chicken legs in a baking dish smeared with refined oil.
  8. Pour citrus marinade over everything. Lay on top slices of onion and remaining fruit.

Cook chicken legs with oranges in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes. During this time, turn them over once. The temperature is 200 degrees.

Step-by-step recipe from Julia Vysotskaya

Ingredients:

  • medium chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
  • large oranges - 3 pcs.;
  • garlic cloves (fresh) - 4 - 5 pcs.;
  • rock salt - to taste;
  • ground pepper to taste.

Cooking:

  1. If the meat was in the freezer, then it must necessarily be thawed first in the refrigerator, and then left for another couple of hours at room temperature. Otherwise, it will be problematic to cook well-baked but not dry meat.
  2. Mix salt and pepper. Rub them with a bird. Leave on for 20 minutes.
  3. Wash the oranges. Chop into thin slices. Remove bones.
  4. Raise the chicken peel with a sharp thin knife. Place orange slices under it. Try to prevent the skin from bursting during the process.
  5. The remaining pieces of citrus send inside the carcass. It will also place peeled garlic cloves.
  6. Tie the chicken legs.
  7. Put the bird in shape.Spread a few more slices of orange around.

Bake the dish for about 2 hours at 160 degrees. Periodically water the bird with the allocated juice.

In sour cream sauce

Ingredients:

  • chicken fillet - 2 pcs.;
  • ripe sweet orange - 1 pc.;
  • sour cream - 150 ml;
  • fatty fresh milk - 150 ml;
  • rock salt, aromatic herbs, oil.

Cooking:

  1. Cut each fillet into 2 parts. Cover with salt / pepper / herbs.
  2. Fry the pieces on each side in hot oil until browned. Put on a plate.
  3. Kill the orange with the blender along with the peel. Strain the mass from the seeds.
  4. Together with sour cream, send the mixture from the blender into the pan. Pour milk there. Salt the mass and bring to a boil.
  5. Put the meat in a heatproof container. Pour the contents of the pan.
  6. Simmer in the oven for another quarter hour.

Serve with a suitable dry side dish.

Oven chicken with oranges

Ingredients:

  • chicken breast fillet - 500 - 600 g;
  • sweet onion - 1 head;
  • orange - 1 pc.;
  • spice mix - 1 tsp;
  • natural apple cider vinegar - 1 dessert spoon;
  • salt to taste.

Cooking:

  1. Defrost meat.
  2. Chop the onion with medium rings. Peel the orange, cut the remaining slices into 3-4 parts. Remove bones.
  3. Smash the fruit pulp with a blender. Pour spices into it. Well suited to chicken according to this recipe cinnamon and / or turmeric.
  4. Pour onion and meat with the resulting orange marinade. Add fruit vinegar.
  5. Leave the chicken to marinate for 50 minutes.
  6. Transfer with onion to a baking sheet covered with foil.

Bake the treat for 25 minutes at a temperature slightly below average.

Orange chicken in honey sauce

Ingredients:

  • chopped chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
  • large orange - 1 pc.;
  • soy sauce without additives - 1/3 tbsp .;
  • bee honey - 2 dessert spoons;
  • salt and spices.

Cooking:

  1. Grate prepared parts of the carcass with spices and salt. Pour juice from half of the citrus. Leave on for at least half an hour.
  2. Combine soy sauce, honey, juice and pulp with the rest of the fruit. Heat the mixture and boil for 5-6 minutes. During this time, honey should completely dissolve.
  3. Cover the mold with foil. Put the meat in it. Pour with hot marinade.
  4. Bake the dish in an oven preheated to medium temperature for 40 - 45 minutes.

Serve the finished bird with mashed potatoes or boiled rice.

Juice and orange peel are ideally combined with chicken meat in hot dishes. Various spices will help to improve the taste of such treats. For example, paprika, turmeric, basil.

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