Roast Chicken with Plums and Almonds

Name: Roast Chicken with Plums and Almonds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 59 milliliters blanched almonds, toasted; 118 milliliters dry sherry; 118 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 Tbsps honey; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 9 larges shallots, peeled and halved; 6 firm green-skinned plums, pitted and quartered

Roast Chicken with Plums and Almonds might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 40g of protein, 37g of fat, and It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have pepper, garlic clove, green-skinned plums, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Sprinkle chicken with rind, coriander, and pepper.

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Coriander

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Beef

Place chicken on a rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Combine sherry, broth, juice, honey, and garlic in a small bowl; reserve 1/2 cup sherry mixture for sauce. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

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Garlic

Sherry

Broth

Honey

Juice

Bone

Meat

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Bowl

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes; baste with remaining sherry mixture.

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Sherry

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Oven

Bake an additional 45 minutes, basting every 15 minutes.

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Oven

Add shallots to pan; bake an additional 15 minutes, and baste.

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Shallot

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Oven

Frying Pan

Add almonds and plums; bake an additional 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 18

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Almonds

Plum

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Place chicken on a platter; place shallots, plums, and almonds around chicken using a slotted spoon. Cover chicken loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes.

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Shallot

Almonds

Whole Chicken

Plum

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Aluminum Foil

Place the roasting pan over a stove-top burner.

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Stove

Add reserved 1/2 cup sherry mixture to pan; bring to a boil over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Cool slightly.

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Sherry

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Frying Pan

Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.

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Ziploc Bags