Roasted Sephardic Yemenite Chicken With Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED SEPHARDIC (YEMENITE) CHICKEN WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400deg F.
• In a large pan, place the chicken, potatoes, onions, red pepper, and the optional ingredients (if you're using them), and drizzle all the spices and olive oil on top, and mix well to coat everything (I recommend doing this with latex gloves as the turmeric can be a real pain to take off of skin!).
• Relayer so that the chicken skin side is up and that all the chicken is on one layer. Add the tomato slices (or whole cherry tomatoes).
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about an hour. Baste with juices mid-way if you like, and ensure the chicken is cooked all the way through (may need more time if pieces are large).
• It's ready when a fork easily breaks the potatoes, and the chicken is soft.
• Remove foil, and broil for 3-5minutes until chicken skin and potatoes are crispy on top (careful not to burn!).
• Enjoy!

SEPHARDIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ORANGE, LEMON, AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
• Grate zest from 1 orange and from only 1 of the lemons and reserve it.
• Cut the zested lemon into quarters and rub the outside of the chicken with the lemon quarters and discard them.
• Cut the zested orange into quarters and also cut the other lemon into quarters and reserve them.
• In a small bowl, stir together lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoons of the grated ginger and rub this mixture evenly inside cavity of the chicken.
• Put the orange and remaining lemon quarters inside body and neck of the chicken and season chicken all over with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken on a rack set in a shallow roasting pan.
• In a small bowl stir together margarine or oil, citrus juices, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons of grated ginger.
• Place chicken on the middle rack of the oven and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of thigh registers 170 degrees F. and juices run clear.
• Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during roasting.
• *If chicken is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
• Transfer to a platter and let rest for 10-15 minutes before carving chicken.
• Garnish with orange sections.

PERFECT ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine oil, Spices and salt. Add chicken and potatoes; toss to coat well. Arrange chicken and potatoes in single layer on foil-lined baking sheet.
• Roast in preheated 425°F (220°C) oven 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and potatoes are tender, turning potatoes occasionally.