Juicy, soft, and flavorful, this Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetable recipe is very easy to make and ideal for lunch/ dinner.
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- Debjani's Note
- Homemade Chicken Roast
- Christmas Chicken Roast
- Ingredients
- A few tricks before making the Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables!
- Here's how I make Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables or Slow Roasted Chicken at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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Debjani's Note
After completion of both "Blog to Plate version 1" and "Blog to Plate version 2," I had to leave for two days to accept an award for my organization. During this time, Pasta needed my attention, and I also had to clean up the big mess left from all the cooking. I even took a day off to help with this. It took my house help and me about three hours to clean everything. As a result, I had almost no time to cook dinner (luckily, there were leftovers for lunch). So, I made a simple dish: Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables.
Homemade Chicken Roast
I often make Roasted Chicken at home throughout the year because Pasta and Mehebub both love it. I, however, really enjoy the roasted vegetables that come with the chicken, as well as the gravy.
In winter, I add oranges to make the whole roasted chicken even more flavorful. In the summer, I swap the oranges for lime. I roasted chicken and vegetables in my trusty old oven.
Christmas Chicken Roast
With Christmas approaching, it's the perfect time to roast chicken or turkey. This is my first and likely last Christmas post for 2018. I've wanted to share this recipe for a while, but I was never happy with the photos I took over the past two or three years for my Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken. Surprisingly, even though I didn't have much time or energy today, I managed to get some good shots.
Ingredients
I used a small chicken with lots of vegetables, including bell pepper, zucchini, baby potatoes, baby carrots, broccoli, onion, garlic, and even orange. I also added fresh herbs like parsley and lemongrass. This recipe is very simple, and you can easily swap out any ingredient except the chicken. In fact, you can even replace the chicken with turkey or duck. The vegetables are great for roasting poultry because they help keep the meat moist and add a lot of flavor. Orange and lime are also used to add flavor and keep the meat tender. This is why fresh herbs are used to boost the flavor.
A few tricks before making the Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables!
- A smaller chicken is ideal for home cooking because it roasts up more tender and juicy.
- While chicken roast is delicious, chicken roasted with orange juice is a game-changer you'll only understand once you taste it.
- To enhance the flavor, fresh herbs are essential. I even tie the chicken legs with lemongrass instead of string, which works wonderfully!
- I also like to stuff the chicken cavity with fresh herbs and oranges; this not only makes the roast more tender but also deeply infuses it with flavor.
- Vegetables are not just fillers; they, along with the gravy, truly complete the dish.
- The secret to success here is slow roasting. Instead of a quick high-heat roast, I prefer to cook the chicken at a lower temperature for an extra hour.
Here's how I make Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables or Slow Roasted Chicken at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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Orange and Herb Roasted Chicken and Vegetables | Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken with Skin (Around 700g dressed chicken)
- 2 Orange
- 5 Baby Potato
- 5 Baby Carrot
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 Broccoli
- 100 g Mushroom
- 1 Bell Pepper
- 5 Shallot/ Mini Onion
- 30 g Parsley Curls ½ cup
- 1 tablespoon Rosemary
- 3 sticks Lemon Grass
- 1 teaspoon Thyme I did not have fresh
- 20 Garlic 10 Minced + 10 peeled
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 Lime Big
- 1 tablespoon Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry the chicken with the skin on.
- Make a paste with Black Pepper Powder, a little salt, onion powder, minced garlic, and lime juice, and rub it over the chicken and inside the cavity.
- Leave it for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, wash veggies and cut Bell Pepper, zucchini, and broccoli into big chunks.
- Wash and cut Mushrooms as well.
- You do not need to cut or peel the Potatoes or baby Carrots.
- Remove the Onion skin.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C for 10 minutes.
- Heat Olive Oil in a pan and saute the veggies for 5 minutes along with salt and black pepper.
- Now take an oven-safe tray and place the chicken in the middle.
- Cut the Oranges in half and squeeze the juice.
- Fill the chicken cavity with half of the Orange rinds along with parsley, rosemary, lemongrass, and thyme.
- Tie both legs with the help of lemongrass.
- Now place all the veggies in the tray.
- There will be some gravy in the tray coming from the veggies. Pour that over the chicken and veggies.
- Pour the juice over the chicken and veggies, and place the rinds along with the veggies.
- Now place the tray in the middle rack of the oven and slow-roast at 150-160 degrees C for 1.5 Hours.
- For the initial twenty minutes, roast the chicken by covering the tray with a piece of aluminum foil.
- After every fifteen minutes, brush the chicken and veggies with melted butter and keep roasting on and remove it is done.
- Once done, switch the oven off.
- Cut the knot and remove the spice from the cavity, and serve the roast hot with the veggies.
- There will be ample moisture in the tray. Serve the gravy as it is, or thicken it over the stove before serving it separately.
Notes
- If Shallot is not available; cut a normal onion into four pieces and use.
- The same is applicable to baby potatoes and baby carrots.
- If fresh lemongrass is not available use a kitchen twig to tie the chicken. However, lemongrass enhances the flavor a lot.
- I prefer small Chicken instead of a bigger one as I have a family unit of OTG at home and also small chicken (around 750g) makes the roast way better tender and juicy.
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About Debjani Chatterjee Alam
I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.
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