Roast Chicken with Sweet Garlic, Melted Onions, and Sour Orange
Roast Chicken with Sweet Garlic, Melted Onions, and Sour Orange might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 757 calories, 46g of protein, and 42g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up orange juice, garlic cloves, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lime zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Cut the chicken in half and debone.
Place the garlic in 1/4 cup of the oil and saute until tender. When the garlic is cool, puree half of it with the parsley, orange zest, lime zest, and remaining 3/4 cup of oil. Rub the garlic mixture onto the chicken and marinate for 1 day in the refrigerator.
Cook the yucca in salted water until tender and drain. Slowly cook the onions with a little water until soft. Reserve.
Simmer the sour orange juice over the low heat until syrupy.
Add the chicken stock and cook until lightly thickened. Reserve.
Bake the chicken at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes, until cooked through and the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
Saute the yucca in the remaining 3 tbsp olive oil until crispy.
Add the onions and the reserved garlic confit.
Drain the yucca mixture well and place on a plate with the chicken. Cover with the orange mixture.