Oven Roasted Lemon Chicken With Seasoned Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pat chicken dry. Cut lemon in half; squeeze juice over chicken. Place lemon in cavity. Rub garlic over chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper., Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally with pan juices and adding carrots and onion during the last hour. Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly. , Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, lemon zest and food coloring if desired. , Serve sauce with chicken and vegetables. Sprinkle with green onion. Freeze option: Cool chicken, vegetables and sauce. Cut chicken into parts and freeze along with vegetables and sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Serve as directed.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
• Place one of the garlic head halves and half of the lemon slices in a large heat-proof baking dish.
• Place the cardamom pods, cumin seeds, and cloves in a mortar and pestle and lightly crush (just enough that their aromas are released); scatter these in the baking dish.
• Gently loosen the skin (from the bottom, not neck, end) of the chicken and place lemon slices over the breasts (you should be able to get 2-4 slices over each breast).
• Put the remaining lemon slices and the other garlic half inside the chicken.
• Place the chicken BREAST SIDE DOWN in the baking dish.
• Rub or brush the olive oil over the chicken and salt and pepper as desired.
• In a small saucepan on the stove top, heat the water to boiling and dissolve the bouillon cube in it.
• Take 2 TBS of this broth and add to the baking dish.
• Place the dish in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the dish from the oven, turn the chicken over, baste with pan juices, and return to oven, baking one hour more until the chicken is done (when the thickest part of the leg is pricked, the juices will run clear).
• Remove the chicken to a cutting board, and pour any pan juices through a strainer into the saucepan with the remaining chicken bouillon.
• Heat this mixture to boiling, and as it boils stir the flour briskly in; boil for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Pour the sauce into a serving bowl (if your flour clumped, just strain it as you pour into serving bowl).
• Remove the lemon slices and garlic from the chicken; carve as usual.
• Serve, passing sauce.

Steps:

• For the Roasted Garlic Glaze:.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cut off the top third of each head of garlic.
• Put them on a parchment or foil-lined baking sheet, drizzle 2 tablespoons of the oil over the tops, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
• Turn the garlic cut side down and roast until the cloves are soft and golden brown, about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Into a food processor squeeze each head of garlic gently to release the flesh.
• Add the egg yolks, lemon juice, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and puree on high speed.
• Add the remaining 1/2 cup of oil in a slow, steady stream and process until the glaze is thick and smooth.
• Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
• (The glaze can be made up to 1 day in advance).
• For the Chicken:.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Separate the legs& thighs.
• Season the chicken on both sides with the Essence.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in each of 2 large ovenproof skillets over medium-high heat.
• Place the chicken pieces skin side down in the hot pans and sear for 6 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and 2 sprigs of thyme to each pan, and place in the oven.
• Roast for 16 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and carefully turn the chicken halves with tongs.
• Brush the skin side of each chicken with the garlic glaze and roast skin side up until the skin is crisp, about 10 minutes longer.
• For the Lemon Herb Sauce:.
• In a small saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a simmer.
• Transfer to a blender or food processor.
• Add the mustard and process on high speed.
• With the motor running, add the lemon juice, olive oil, and herbs, and process until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Loosen skin around chicken breast, leg and thigh. Combine the seasonings; rub half under skin. Cut half of the lemon into quarters and place in the cavity along with rosemary sprigs. Skewer openings; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. , Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Squeeze the remaining lemon over chicken; rub with remaining spice mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until chicken juices run clear and a thermometer reads 180° (cover loosely with foil if browning too quickly). Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Remove and discard skin, and discard lemon and herbs from cavity before carving.