Roast Chicken With Orange Lemon Ginger

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Ginger arrived in italy with arabic traders or north african jewish immigrants, so it's likely that this is a sicilian or livornese recipe. from cucina ebraica" by joyce goldstein."

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Steps

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Preheat an oven to 400f.

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Cut the lemon into quarters.

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Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters then discard.

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In a small bowl , stir together the lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger.

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Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity and put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird.

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Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.

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Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.

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In the now-empty small bowl , combine the melted olive oil , lemon and orange juices , honey , and the remaining 2 tablespoons ginger and mix well.

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Place the chicken in the oven on its side and roast about ten minutes.

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Turn on its other side and roast ten minutes more.

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Turn oven down to 350f and turn chicken so it is roasting breast side up and roast till done--about another 40 minutesuntil the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife , about 1 hour.

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Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during cooking.

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Transfer to a serving platter and let rest fo.

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Ingredients

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lemon, roasting chickens, lemon, zest of, orange, zest of, fresh gingerroot, salt & freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice, honey, orange section