Moroccan Roasted Pomegranate Chicken
photo by LucyS-D
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
1 chicken
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 (3 lb) whole chickens
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 pomegranate, quartered
- 3 tablespoons dry white wine
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove and discard giblets, and neck from chicken, and lift wing tips up over back and tuck under chicken.
- Sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon salt over chicken, and place chicken, breast side up on rack of roasting pan coated with cooking spray.
- Place rack in pan, and bake 450 degrees for 45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thighs reaches 165 degrees.
- Remove chicken, and rack from pan and let stand 10 minutes.
- Remove skin from dark meat, and discard.
- Remove seeds from pomegrante, set 1 tablespoon seeds aside.
- Place remaining seeds in a blender, pulse to crush.
- Strain mixture through a sieveover a bowl, to yield 1/4 cup juice, discard solids.
- Place roastin pan over medium heat, add wine to drippings in pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
- Pour mixture into medium saucepan, stir in pomegranate juice, sugar, cinnamon, pepper, and garlic, and bring to a boil.
- Cook 16 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup.
- Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice, and remaining salt.
- Serve sdauce with chicken, and sprinkle with remaining seeds.
Reviews
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
weekend cooker
United States
<p>Hello everyone, My name is Doug and I am the host of I recommend tag.I am in my early 40's, I am married, with two children. Michael 14, and katherine 10 . I started to learn to cook, after I got married, when my wife started working nights, and I couldn't get around because I had my entire left leg rebuilt. I just completed remodeling my entire house, and am very active at volunteering at my childrens schools.<br />Rating System <br />5 stars- Outstanding (4 out 4 ) in family enjoyed. <br />4 stars - Very good (3 out of 4) in family enjoyed. Will make no adjustments. <br />3 stars - good, might consider an adjustment <br />2 stars- Okay- will make adjustment <br />1 star- debatable I will make again, would with right adjustment <br />0 stars - Will not attempt again.</p>