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                         ISRAELI ORANGE CHICKEN

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Jewish                           Poultry
               Ethnic                           Holiday

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  5       lb           Chicken, roasting
  2                    Oranges, whole
  1       lg           Onion, cut in large slices
    1/2   c            Orange juice, fresh
  2       tb           Ginger, freshly grated
  2       tb           Honey
    1/2   c            Wine

 Rinse and dry chicken.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Insert one whole
 orange in the chicken.  Place in roasting pan, breast side down. Surround
 with onion slices.

 Mix juice with the ginger, and pour over the chicken. Roast uncovered at
 350 deg F for 1/2 hour.

 Remove chicken from the oven, turn over, and smear with honey. Suround the
 chicken with the secon orange, sliced, and return to the oven. After five
 minutes, baste with wine and pan juices. If browning too quickly, cover
 with foil.  Baste again, after 1/2 hour. continue cooking until drumsticks
 are removed easily, about 1 more hour.

 Remove the orange from the chicken, and slice it. Garnish with herbs, as
 per taste.

 Note: Haroset makes a good stuffing for this dish....



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