| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains | Georgian | Ethnic, Georgian, Poultry, Maindish | 1 | Chicken |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | ts | Paprika |
| 1 | ts | Sage ground |
| 1/2 | ts | Dry mustard |
| 1 | ts | Black pepper |
| 1 | ts | Thyme ground |
| 2 | Garlic cloves finely minced | |
| 1 | tb | Onion finely minced |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Red pepper flakes |
| 4 | tb | Ginger root thinly sliced |
| 1/4 | ts | Lemon rind finely grated |
| 1 | 7-8 lb roasting hen or capon | |
| 1/2 | Onion med. chopped | |
| 2 | Carrot julienned | |
| 1 | Celery rib sliced | |
| 1/2 | Green Bell pepper cored, de-seeded, and julienned | |
| 1 | tb | Butter <not margerine> |
| 1 | ts | Lemon juice <fresh only> |
INSTRUCTIONS
SPICE MIXTURE CHICKEN & VEGETABLES Mix the spices together in a bowl and set aside. In the chest and bidy cavities of the bird you will find some fatty deposits. Remove these and set them aside. In a large skillet render the bird's fat until approx. 1 tablespoon remains. Ad the butter, 1/2 teasponnof the spice mixture, & the ginger. Saute' for 2-3 minutes, remove form the pan, and drain the ginger, & set aside. Seperate but DO NOT remove the skin from the bird. Inside the skin place the cooled ginger mixture. Be sure to do all sides of the bird with this mixture. Take the vegetables, mix them together with the lemon juice & the remaining spice mixture and stuff the 2 body cavities with them. Pre-heat your oven to 250 degrees F. place the bird into a large roasting pan and roast for 4 1/2 - 5 hours uncovered. ORIGIN: Oksanna Larin, Tblisi-Georgia, circa 1995 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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