Roast Chicken With Orange And Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 oranges
• 6 sprigs parsley
• 1 bulb of garlic, separated into cloves
• 1 (3 1/2 lb) chicken
• salt and black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 ounce butter, softened
• 1 red bell pepper, halved, seeded and diced
• 5 tablespoons orange juice
• 4 1/2 tablespoons brandy
• fresh basil, chopped, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 cut 2 of the oranges lengthwise into quarters, leaving them unpeeled. peel the remaining orange and separate into segments, without the tough membranes.
• 2 put the parsely, orange quarters and half of the garlic cloves into the cavity of the chicken.
• 3 weigh the chicken and calculate the roasting time at 20 mins per 1lb plus an extra 20 minutes.
• 4 rub the chicken with salt and pepper, and the paprika, cayenne and butter. place the chicken, breast side down in a roasting tin. add the red pepper and remaining garlic cloves.
• 5 roast in a preheated oven at 375f for the calculated time, turning the chicken breast side up half way through cooking.
• 6 check that the chicken is done then remove it from the tine with the red pepper and garlic. carve the chicken and arrange on a warmed serving platter with the pepper and garlic. keep hot.
• 7 spoon off all but 1 tbs of fat from the roasting tin, leaving behind the cooking juices. add the orange juice and brandy and boil on the stovetop until reduced.
• 8 add the orange segments and heat through.
• 9 spoon the orange segments and sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with the basil and serve at once.