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a spiced orange glazed roast chicken on a platter in a wide horizontal shot, glossy burnished skin with orange slices and cinnamon sticks, on a festive holiday table, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Spiced Orange Glazed Chicken

A glossy and burnished spiced orange glaze roasted whole chicken.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lb whole chicken
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 400F, pat the chicken dry, and season inside and out with salt.
  2. Roast on a rack about 50 minutes until the skin begins to brown.
  3. Simmer orange juice, honey, butter, cinnamon, cloves, and garlic into a glaze.
  4. Brush the chicken generously and roast 20-25 more minutes to 165F.
  5. Brush with the last of the glaze and rest 10 minutes.
  6. Carve and serve with orange slices and the pan juices.

Notes

Glaze in stages so the sugars caramelize without scorching.