How Do You Orange-Glazed Chicken With Mandarin Sauce?
Cooking a whole chicken is an important part of the Chinese New Year. It represents the health of a person. To cut a chicken apart before cooking it means your health and the health of the people around you will weaken. Follow these steps to make a roasted chicken that uses an orange glaze and a mandarin and Chinese-spiced sauce. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Fold the wings of the chicken across its back. Make sure the tips of the wings touch each other. Tie the legs together and wrap the feet with aluminum foil to prevent them from burning. Wrap the chicken head in aluminum foil as well. In a shallow roasting pan with a wire rack, place chicken breast side up. Insert a kitchen thermometer so the tip is in thickest part of the thigh muscle but doesn’t touch a bone. Place chicken into oven and roast uncovered for 45 minutes. Take the aluminum foil off the feet and the head. In a small bowl, mix the wine, orange juice, soy sauce and garlic powder. Brush this onto the cooking chicken with a p