Asian Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated and peeled
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 14 ounces reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. trim excess fat. starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
• 2 combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic and broth in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. reserve 1/2 cup marinade and place in a smaller zip-top plastic bag.
• 3 place chicken in marinade and seal bag. place both bags into a larger bag and place in freezer.
• 4 to serve: thaw chicken.
• 5 preheat oven to 375.
• 6 place chicken, breast side up, on rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan.
• 7 bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until thermometer in meaty part of thigh registers 180.
• 8 cover chicken loosely with foil and let stand for 10 minuts.
• 9 add 1/2 cup reserved marinade to drippings in pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• 10 pour marinade mixture into a small saucepan; bring to a boil. cook 5 minutes. stir in sesame oil.
• 11 cut chicken into quarters and drizzle with sauce.