Roast Chicken with Sweet Garlic, Melted Onions, and Sour Orange

By barbgreenfield

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 (3 lb.) chicken
• 1/2 C. whole garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 C. olive oil, divided
• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
• 1 orange, zested
• 1 lime, zested
• 1 lb. yucca, peeled
• 2 Spanish onions, thinly sliced
• 16 fluid oz. orange juice
• 1 C. rich chicken stock
• 3 Tbs. olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Cut the chicken in half and de-bone. Place the garlic in 1/4 C. of the oil and sauté until tender. When the garlic is cool, puree half of it with the parsley, orange zest, lime zest, and remaining 3/4 C. of oil Rub the garlic mixture onto the chicken and marinate for 1 day in the refrigerator. Cook the yucca in salted water until tender and drain. Slowly cook the onions with a little water until soft. Reserve. Simmer the orange juice over the low heat until syrupy. Add the chicken stock and cook until lightly thickened. Reserve. Bake the chicken at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes, until cooked through and the juices run clear when pierced with a fork. Sauté the yucca in the remaining 3 Tbs. olive oil until crispy. Add the onions and the reserved garlic confit. Drain the yucca mixture well and place on a plate with the chicken. Cover with the orange mixture.