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Pot-Roasted Whole Chicken with Garlic

Name: Pot-Roasted Whole Chicken with Garlic
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1.7 kg whole chicken; 1 lemon; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 head garlic, left whole, unpeeled; 250 ml water

A whole chicken browned, then braised slowly in a covered pot with lemon and a whole head of garlic until it falls tender. The reduced pan juices go over steamed rice.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on30 min
Total3 h 15 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1.7 kgwhole chicken
1lemon
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
2 tbspghee
1 headgarlic, left whole, unpeeled
250 mlwater

Contains

Dairy
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Black and white pepper
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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