Orange Chicken Roast with Fennel and Shallots

Directions

  1. 1Place orange slices and fennel in a baking dish.
  2. 2Add sliced shallots on top of the fennel and oranges.
  3. 3Pour orange juice and olive oil over the ingredients in the baking dish.
  4. 4Prepare the marinade by combining orange zest and other spices like fennel and coriander in a bowl.
  5. 5Mix the marinade ingredients well.
  6. 6Spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the backbone with kitchen shears.
  7. 7Press down on the chicken to flatten it.
  8. 8Cover the chicken with the citrusy marinade.
  9. 9Place the marinated chicken on top of the orange slices, fennel, and shallots in the baking dish.
  10. 10Bake everything together until the orange slices are tender and the chicken is juicy with a golden crust.
  11. 11Serve the roasted chicken with the tender orange slices and fennel.

Ingredients

  • orange
  • fennel
  • shallots
  • orange zest
  • fennel seeds
  • coriander
  • chicken
  • orange juice
  • olive oil

Equipment

baking dishmortar and pestlemixing bowlkitchen shearsbaking panspoonplatefork