How to cook chicken with honey in the oven

Chicken with honey, baked in the oven — this is the original way of cooking chicken. Due to the interesting combination of ingredients and their skillful mixing the chicken turns out crispy and with an interesting taste. This dish will decorate the holiday table and will delight your loved ones.

Chicken with honey, baked in the oven

For cooking chicken with honey you will need the following ingredients (based on 6 servings):
- chicken (weight 1 kg) — 1 PC.;
- 3 tablespoons of honey;
- garlic — 2-3 cloves;
- spices (dried Italian herbs) — to taste;
- salt, black ground pepper — to taste;
- water.

For this dish will be perfect chicken-broiler, which should be washed in cold water and cut along the breast. RUB the chicken well with salt.

Prepare the marinade for the chicken: mix the garlic, squeezed through chesnokodavilku or finely grated on a grater, honey and spices. It is best to use a mixture of dry Italian herbs (oregano, Basil, savory, Shambhala, lemongrass), which are traditionally used in Italy for cooking chicken.

Coat the chicken on all sides with honey spicy marinade and place in pan or baking dish. On a baking tray or form and pour approximately 100 ml of boiled water. Send chicken in the preheated oven and set the baking temperature 180oC. Baked chicken in honey for about 1 hour depending on size. Honey marinade helps to ensure that the crust quickly fried and turns Golden brown. 15-20 minutes before end of roasting, cover the chicken with foil to keep it was Golden color, not brown. Be sure to check the degree of readiness of the chicken as follows: pierce with fork or knife a hip or loin. In that case, if the juice inside will be bloody, the chicken is not ready yet. Bake until until the juice is clear.

Chicken with honey, baked in the oven, remove and cut into pieces a La carte. Serve with any side dish.

Chicken with honey and soy sauce

If you want to enjoy sweet and spicy taste of chicken meat with a crispy crust, use this recipe. You'll need (for 6 servings):
- chicken — 1 PC.;
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 6 tbsp soy sauce;
- 30 g of butter;
- 20-30 ml of vegetable oil;
- garlic — 4-5 cloves;
- 0.5 tsp. ground ginger, curry powder and dried Basil;
- salt, pepper (to taste).

After you have washed and cut the chicken, RUB it with salt and ground black pepper. Then combine the honey, grated garlic, soy sauce, seasoning and RUB the chicken again. To improve the taste of chicken meat, leave it in the marinade for 60 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 220оС. On a baking sheet or special shape place the chicken, oiled. Send the chicken in the oven for 30 minutes, and then reduce the temperature to 180 ° C and continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Baste the chicken with soy sauce and the juice, which will provide chicken. Be sure to check the readiness of meat, punctures the meaty part of the chicken with a fork.

The chicken can be served to the table, soy-honey sauce goes well with rice.