Chicken baked in wine with lemon will surely appeal to even the most demanding gourmets. Preparation for baking it does not require a lot of time. In this regard, this dish can become a duty and decorate with itself not only a festive feast, but also an ordinary family dinner.
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You will need
- - 1 carcass of a chicken weighing about 2 kg;
- - 1 small carrot;
- - 3-4 cloves of garlic;
- - 3-4 medium-sized onions;
- - 1 lemon;
- - 300 ml of dry white wine;
- - salt, pepper, thyme to taste;
- - parsley.
Instruction manual
1
Chop the whole gutted chicken into portions. Rinse them in cool running water. Allow excess fluid to drain. Dry with paper towels. Peel the carrots and garlic. Also rinse in cool running water. Cut into small sticks, about 1 cm long. Using a sharp knife to pierce the chicken pieces, stuff them with carrots and garlic. This will add extra flavor and aroma to the meat during baking. Put prepared chicken pieces in a refractory form. Lubricating the mold with oil is not necessary.
2
Peel onions. Rinse the lemon and peeled onions in cool running water. Cut the lemon into thin slices, onions - into 4-6 parts, depending on the size of the heads. Put the chopped ingredients on top of the chicken. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme on top. Mix well. Pour in white wine.
3
Bake chicken in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes at a temperature of 200 ° C. Water the chicken periodically with the resulting liquid.
4
Serve hot chicken with wine, sprinkled with fresh chopped parsley. Garnish in the form of friable boiled rice, mashed potatoes or grilled vegetables goes well with this dish. Complete with fresh vegetable salad seasoned with olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, dried basil and oregano. If desired, also use a snack in the form of sun-dried tomatoes sprinkled with olive oil.
note
Before serving, there is no need to remove slices of carrots and garlic, which are stuffed with chicken pieces.
Despite the presence of wine in the recipe, this dish can be served even to children, since during baking, the alcohol evaporates, leaving only the necessary aroma.
Chicken baked in wine with lemon can also be consumed cold.