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Mallorcan orange chicken

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 large chicken or 4 chicken thighs
  • 125 ml olive oil
  • 125 ml honey
  • 125 ml mustard, hot or medium hot
  • 2 oranges, juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 rosemary sprigs
  • 1 jar capers

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 50 minutes

Wash the chicken, pat dry, and cut into 8 pieces. Place the pieces or chicken thighs in an ovenproof dish. Squeeze the oranges. Mix the juice with olive oil, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper to make a smooth sauce. This is easiest done in a shaker cup or similar. Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces so that they are lightly coated. Tuck the rosemary sprigs between the chicken pieces. Cook the meat in the oven at 180°C (top/bottom heat) for approximately 1-1.5 hours until lightly browned. Once cooked, remove the rosemary sprigs and garnish the dish with fresh rosemary and capers. Serve with rice, baked potatoes, or white bread.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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