Currant-Glazed Chicken
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Rinse chicken; pat dry.
- In a small bowl stir together garlic, gingerroot, salt and pepper. Rub on skin of chicken and inside the body cavity too.
- Skewer neck skin to back. Tie legs together with string. Tuck wings under back. Prick skin with a fork.
- Place chicken breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
- Insert a meat thermometer into center of thigh muscle. Do not touch bone. Put chicken in oven to roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine jelly, honey, lemon peel and soy sauce. Cook and stir until jelly melts.
- Brush chicken with about 1/4 of the jelly mixture during the last 10 minutes of roasting.
- Chicken is done when thermometer reads 180°F and drumsticks more easily in their sockets. Remove chicken from oven and let stand covered in foil for 10 minutes.
- Serve remaining jelly mixture warm with chicken.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
197
kcal
10% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).