How to deliciously bake chicken in soy sauce in foil at home? The subtleties of cooking a nutritious dish. Step by step recipe with photo and video recipe.
Whole chicken cooked in soy sauce in foil in the oven is a wonderful treat that will become a wonderful dish for an everyday family dinner, a hearty appetizer for a festive table, and just a dish that you will want to cook again and again. Oven-baked poultry is always a safe bet. Since the dish is prepared quickly, simply and practically without your participation, it turns out to be invariably nutritious and tasty. The baked chicken is fragrant, soft and incredibly tasty, and the beautiful ruddy skin will whet your appetite. The meat is very soft and juicy, it separates well from the bone. Thanks to the soy sauce, the chicken is covered with a golden brown caramel crust.
For cooking, take a chilled carcass. If the food is frozen, do not thaw it in warm water. Remove the bird from the freezer overnight and place it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Slow thawing will preserve all the nutrients and quality of the meat in it. Delicate chicken meat goes well with almost any side dish. Moreover, to save time, the bird can be baked right away with it. It can be potatoes, rice, buckwheat, etc. Products can be stuffed with chicken, or put on a pillow from a side dish. Serve immediately after cooking, while the chicken is still hot.
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 205 kcal.
- Servings Per Container - 1 Carcass
- Cooking time - 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 1 carcass
- Ground nutmeg - 0.5 tsp
- Salt - a small pinch
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Ground orange peel - 0.3 tsp
- Soy sauce - 2-3 tablespoons
Step by step cooking chicken in soy sauce in foil in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. Pour the soy sauce into a small container.
2. Next, sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
3. Add dried ground orange zest. If not dried, use fresh citrus. You can also use lemon or lime zest. Add any spices and seasonings to taste if desired.
4. Stir the sauce well.
5. Wash the chicken under running water and dry it with a paper towel. If it has feathers that are not plucked, remove them. Also cleanse the internal fat. Place the prepared carcass on a baking sheet covered with foil.
6. Brush the inside and outside of the poultry with the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce into foil.
7. Wrap the chicken on all sides with cling foil so that there are no empty spots. Send it to a heated oven to 180 degrees for 1-1.5 hours. Cooking time depends on the weight of the bird. For one kg, 45 minutes of roasting are taken, plus 20 minutes for the total weight of the carcass. Therefore, before starting cooking, weigh the carcass and calculate the specific cooking time. Serve cooked chicken in soy sauce in foil baked in the oven after cooking. Do not pour out the sauce that collects on the bottom of the foil. Drain it into a bowl and serve. It is delicious to dip pieces of meat into it.
See also the video recipe on how to cook chicken in the oven in soy sauce.
