Roast My Chicken

And who said that chicken isn't an all time favorite for a lot of Filipinos? Filipino people would die for a delicious food like chicken. Our country is known for all the popular fast food stores like Jollibee, McDonald's, Kentucky, and one of the best tasting chicken is Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken. It came to the Philippines in the early 1990's and I could remember I was still in college that a lot of Filipinos were curious of its taste. Surely we have the old time Baliwag and Andoks Roasted chicken that is being sold on the streets of Manila, but with Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken, it has its distinctive wonderful taste that a many Filipinos opened their minds to a delectable, delicious taste of roasted chicken matched with healthy side dishes that inspired a lot of Filipino family nationwide. From popular supermarkets around the Metro roasted chicken made it a household name. With my own version of roasted chicken inspired by Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken, let me share my recipe from my kitchen to your home.

Le Citron de poulet et Poivre (Chicken Lemon and Pepper)

Ingredients:

1 kilo whole chicken
parsley chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can of whole button mushrooms
1 lemon fruit sliced
lemon zest
fresh ground pepper
pandan leaves
salt (optional)

Marinade:

1 bottle Italian dressing
1 bottle honey dijon dressing
1 bottle balsamic vinaigrette
1-2 tsp. lemon juice and pepper

Procedures:

For the marination: Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Marinate 1kilo of chicken (overnight for best results).
After marinating the chicken, stuff pandan leaves, sprinkle with fresh ground pepper. Prepare a baking dish. Place 2 tbsp of olive oil to avoid chicken from sticking to the baking pan. Bake chicken for 1hr. and 30mins. at 3750F. Make sure to cover marinated chicken with foil to lock in the taste. Cook first for 45mins. and check chicken if cooked well. Remove cover and put back chicken to oven and cook with remaining minutes until golden brown.

On a serving dish lay baked chicken and garnish with button mushrooms, lemon zest, chopped parsley and sliced lemon fruit.

Tips: For tastier marination, put chicken in a zip lock food plastic to lock in the taste and refrigerate marination overnight. Turn over marinated chicken once in a awhile.
Be creative in preparing cooked food on a serving dish.

Have fun in the kitchen. Explore the beauty of your thoughts for food! Did I not just say that chicken is an "All Time Favorite?".

Apprécier votre repas!