Hollywood Chicken

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 (5 -7 lb) roasting chickens
• 1 small orange, quartered
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 4 sprigs fresh cilantro
• 2 3/4 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted, divided
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• liquid red pepper seasoning, to taste
• 1 tablespoon flour
• orange section (optional)
• avocado, slices (optional)
• fresh cilantro stem (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken with cold water and drain well; pat dry with paper towels. loosely stuff cavity of chicken with orange, onion, and cilantro sprigs.preheat oven to 375*. sprinkle bird inside and out with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and pepper. skewer roaster openings, truss wings underneath body and tie drumsticks together. place breast side up on rack in shallow open roasting pan. brush with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside.
• 2 combine orange juice, cilantro leaves, orange marmalade, remaining 3 tablespoons butter, remaining 1/4 teaspoons salt, orange peel and pepper seasoning in container of food processor or blender. process until well blended and smooth; set aside 1 1/4 cups. bake the roaster in preheated oven 2 hours, or about 20 minutes per pound, basting occasionally with remaining orange mixture, meat thermometer registers 185*f, leg moves freely or juices run clear when pierced with a fork. let the roaster stand 20 minutes while completing sauce.
• 3 remove 1 tablespoon drippings from roasting pan to a small saucepan. whisk in 1 tablespoon flour and cook over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly. gradually whisk in reserved basting liquid, stirring constantly until thickened. (if mixture is too thick, add additional orange juice until desired consistency.) garnish with orange, avocado and cilantro.
• 4 note: if skin begins to brown too much, cover brown areas with foil.