Preparation 10 minutes
Cooking time 90 minutes
Servings4
Roasted Chicken with Honey, Spices and White Wine
This recipe takes only 10 minutes to prepare.While it’s cooking you can help your kids with their homework!
List of ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) oil
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) butter
- 2 french shallots, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 22 ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 7 ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) ground coriander
- 2 ml (1/2 teaspoons) ground cumin
- 5 ml (1 teaspoon) fennel seeds, ground
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) white wine
- 250 ml (1 cup) chicken broth
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) honey
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Place the chicken in an ovenproof dish, breast side up.
- In a saucepan, heat the oil and melt the butter over medium-high heat. Brown the shallot, garlic and ginger.
- Add the spices and mix well. Heat for 1 minute.
- Deglaze with the white wine and moisten with the broth and honey. Season and bring to a boil.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake in the oven for approximately 1 hour covered and a further 30 minutes uncovered, or until the flesh comes easily off the bone and the chicken is golden. Baste regularly with the spicy sauce.
Tip
from the chef
- You can have the sauce prepared the night before, so when you get home, you only have the chicken to cook.