Orange Fennel Chicken Roast with Fennel and Shallots

Directions

  1. 1Place sliced oranges and fennel bulbs in a roasting pan.
  2. 2Add sliced shallots and pour a sauce over the ingredients.
  3. 3Grate orange zest into a bowl.
  4. 4Add fennel seeds to a mortar and pestle and crush them.
  5. 5Add the crushed fennel seeds to the orange zest.
  6. 6Pour olive oil into the bowl with orange zest and fennel seeds, then mix to create a marinade.
  7. 7Spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the backbone with kitchen shears and flattening it.
  8. 8Apply the marinade all over the chicken.
  9. 9Roast the chicken in the oven until golden brown.
  10. 10Remove the roasted chicken from the pan and let it rest.
  11. 11Serve the chicken on a platter with the roasted oranges, fennel, and shallots.
  12. 12Garnish with fresh fennel fronds and a sprinkle of flaky salt.

Ingredients

  • fennel
  • oranges
  • marinade (including orange zest, crushed fennel seeds, olive oil)
  • shallots
  • chicken

Equipment

roasting pangratermortar and pestlebowlmeasuring cupkitchen shearscooling rack

Tips

  • one-pan meal