Baked chicken with orange and lemon

⏱️ 1h 10m 👥 4 servings 📊 Hard
Portuguese chicken
Baked chicken with orange and lemon
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Going to have a lunch with friends and want to prepare a recipe that everyone likes? This recipe of baked chicken with orange and lemon is perfect for the occasion, try it!

📝 Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg (3 1/3 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
  • Saffron (to taste)
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 orange
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • Nutmeg (to taste)
  • 75 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • Salt (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Place the chicken on a baking dish and season with salt, saffron, nutmeg, peeled crushed garlic, brown sugar, half lemon juice, half orange juice and olive oil. Let marinate about one hour.
  2. 2Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
  3. 3Garnish the chicken with the remaining orange and lemon cut into round slices and bake until golden brown, about one hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
  4. 4Turn off the oven and serve the chicken with chips.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Pedro Barbosa on foodfromportugal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.