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Roasted "Hoisin" Chicken
Ingredients (Yield: 6 servings)
1/2 cup Kikkoman Stir-Fry Sauce3 tablespoons tomato ketchup
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1-1/2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
4-pound fresh or thawed whole roasting chicken
3 thin slices fresh ginger root
2 green onions and tops, cut in 3-inch lengths
2 cloves garlic, crushed
"Hoisin" Dipping Sauce*
Instructions
- Combine stir-fry sauce, ketchup, pressed garlic, fennel and cloves; remove and reserve 1/2 cup for "Hoisin" Dipping Sauce.
- Discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken under cold running water; drain well and pat dry with paper towels. Carefully separate skin from meat on chicken breast and thighs. Rub 1 Tbsp. of remaining stir-fry sauce mixture under skin. Place ginger, green onions and crushed garlic in chicken cavity.
- Roast chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan in 400ºF. oven 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare "Hoisin" Dipping Sauce.
- Brush chicken with remaining stir-fry sauce mixture. Roast 5 minutes longer, or until meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180ºF.
- Remove chicken from oven and let stand 10 minutes before carving; serve with dipping sauce.
*"Hoisin" Dipping Sauce: Combine reserved 1/2 cup stir-fry sauce mixture, 2-1/2 Tbsp. honey, 1-1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil and 2 Tbsp. water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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