*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          ISRAELI ORANGE CHICKEN

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Jewish                           Poultry
                Ethnic                           Holiday

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   5       lb           Chicken, roasting
   2                    Oranges, whole
   1       lg           Onion, cut in large slices
     1/2   c            Orange juice, fresh
   2       tb           Ginger, freshly grated
   2       tb           Honey
     1/2   c            Wine

  Rinse and dry chicken.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Insert one whole
  orange in the chicken.  Place in roasting pan, breast side down. Surround
  with onion slices.
  
  Mix juice with the ginger, and pour over the chicken. Roast uncovered at
  350 deg F for 1/2 hour.
  
  Remove chicken from the oven, turn over, and smear with honey. Suround the
  chicken with the secon orange, sliced, and return to the oven. After five
  minutes, baste with wine and pan juices. If browning too quickly, cover
  with foil.  Baste again, after 1/2 hour. continue cooking until drumsticks
  are removed easily, about 1 more hour.
  
  Remove the orange from the chicken, and slice it. Garnish with herbs, as
  per taste.
  
  Note: Haroset makes a good stuffing for this dish....
 


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