poultry essentials: baked apricot sticky chicken

How To Make poultry essentials: baked apricot sticky chicken

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  You will need an ovenproof pan, large enough to hold the chicken, and any veggies you choose to add to the pan. You will not need a cover.
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  Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
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  THE BRINE
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  Dissolve the salt in the water, add the chicken and allow to soak in the refrigerator for 2 – hours. Then, remove from the brine and rinse.
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  THE CHICKEN
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  Place a rack in the bottom position, and preheat the oven to 300f (150c).
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  Divide the sweet butter, and rub it under the skin of the breasts. Then rub the outside of the bird with the olive oil, and sprinkle on the spices. Cut the peach in half, and stick into the cavity. Finally, truss the legs and wings.
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  Chef’s Note: If you are adding any veggies, place them around the bird.
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  Add the chicken to the preheated oven for 2 hours.
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  After two hours remove the chicken.
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  Mix the apricot preserves, tamari, and white pepper in a bowl, and brush over the chicken.
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  Return the chicken to the oven until the glaze begins to brown in spots, about an hour.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Allow to rest for ten minutes, before carving and serving. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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