The luxurious look of this dish will surely make eaters think that the hostess has conjured over it for a long time, applying all her skill and skill. To think so, of course, let them continue, but you will spend no more than half an hour on its preparation.
Recipe content:
- Subtleties of food preparation
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Oven-baked chicken stuffed with apples deserves to be the queen of your festive table. Moreover, you can surprise loved ones not only on holidays, but on weekdays, when there is very little time left for cooking. There are absolutely no difficulties in its execution. The main thing is to know and own some of the secrets that I will tell you.
Subtleties of food preparation
- Always choose a medium-sized carcass, refrain from purchasing a large one, it always has tough meat. Even if you plan to feed a large group, it is better to cook 2 birds than one large one. You can use a large chicken carcass weighing up to 1.5 kg. It will not cause any trouble at all, but it will definitely please with its delicate taste.
- Always use fresh or chilled meat. If poultry is stored in the freezer, it is best to leave it for frying or boiling.
- Pay attention to the freshness of the bird. Fat and meat should be of an even tone, pale pink, with a slight yellowish tinge, without spots, cuts or irregularities. If the chickens have a grayish tint of the skin, bright yellow fat, an unpleasant smell or smell of spices and vinegar, then it is better to refuse such a purchase.
- You can stuff the chicken with different products. But if you use cereals, then they should not fill the cavity of the bird tightly, because during cooking, the grains will double. In addition, be aware that using porridge for filling, the poultry will become drier, because part of its juice is absorbed into the grains.
- The carcass is rubbed with spices both inside and outside.
- Poultry can be pre-marinated, then the meat will come out with a special taste and aroma.
- When laying the filling, it is advisable to sew or chop the bird up with toothpicks so that it does not fall out during cooking. This is especially important for vegetable fillings.
- The roasting time of the bird depends on its weight. The calculation is as follows: 1 kg - 40 minutes. A chicken weighing 1.5 kg is approximately cooked for 1 hour. Its readiness is verified by a puncture of the thigh - the juice is light, the dish is ready.
- Any fillings can be used. The most popular combinations are mushrooms, onions and cheese; rice with dried fruits (prunes, dried apricots, raisins); potatoes with herbs and garlic; apples with nuts; buckwheat with chicken liver.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 174 kcal.
- Servings Per Container - 1 Carcass
- Cooking time - 1 hour for marinating, about 1-1.5 hours for baking
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 1 carcass
- Apples - 2-3 pcs.
- Mayonnaise - 2-3 tablespoons
- Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
- Curry seasoning - 0.5 tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Ground black pepper - 1/4 tsp or to taste
Cooking chicken stuffed with apples
1. Prepare the marinade. Combine the following spices: mayonnaise, soy sauce, salt, pepper and curry. If you wish, you can expand this list of spices to your liking.
2. Stir the sauce well.
3. Wash the apples, remove the core with a special knife and cut into slices.
4. Spread the carcass inside the cavity with the prepared marinade and stuff with apples. If you wish, you can sew up the abdomen so that the filling does not fall out.
5. Then coat the outside of the bird and marinate for 1 hour at room temperature. If you plan to marinate it for longer, then store the bird in the refrigerator, and if you leave it overnight, then start with apples before baking.
6. After this time, wrap the bird with a baking sleeve and send it to a heated oven up to 200 degrees. Cook the poultry for about 1.5 hours. If you want to get a fried crust, then 20 minutes before cooking, remove the sleeve and let the bird brown.
7. Put the finished carcass on a dish. Arrange baked and fresh apples around it, and serve the dish to the table.
See also the video recipe on how to cook baked chicken with apples.
