cocina venezolana/ Recipe for Chicken in Christmas punch sauce step by step

ortegano22 (33)in #food • 6 years ago

Ingredients:
for the chicken
1 whole chicken
1 pinch of salt and pepper
1 handful of fine herbs (rosemary, thyme and bay leaf)
200 grams of butter
1 piece of hemp (also serves wick thread)
For the chicken bed:
1 onion
2 carrots
For the sauce:
100 grams of jamaica flower
900 grams of punch fruit
30 grams of raisins (optional prunes)
3 lemons or oranges
3 tablespoons piloncillo (papelon or panela)
1 mint or mint leaf
½ cup of water (120 milliliters)
50 grams of butter (melted)
1 clove garlic

Steps to follow to make this recipe:
1
Beat the butter until cream and add the fine herbs. Add salt and pepper to taste.

2
Spread the chicken with the mixture and tie the legs with the hemp thread
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3
Use a tray or a mold to place the chicken. Previously prepare a bed of onions and carrots. Place the chicken on top and bake at 200 ºC for 45 minutes. You can cut the onions and carrots in squares or julienne, according to your preference. Remember that these ingredients are part of the presentation.

4
To make the punch sauce, prepare a saucepan with water and introduce some of the ingredients of the punch: the juice of the lemons (or oranges), the flower of Jamaica and the raisins. Let it boil.

5
Add the fruit, the piloncillo, the melted butter, the garlic and the peppermint or mint. If the chicken is already baked, add 4 tablespoons of the juice released during cooking so that the chicken in Christmas punch sauce is juicy. Boil the preparation for 5 more minutes. List the sauce to present the chicken!

Trick: Before placing the fruits, remove the pieces of jamaica flower.

6
Place the chicken on a tray, add some fresh berries and sprinkle the meat with the sauce, including the inside. Pour the liquid also on fresh fruits. Ready to serve!

7
The chicken recipe in Christmas punch sauce is a great choice for Christmas and New Year. A delicious, fragrant and elegant dish ... ideal for these festivities!