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Cantonese-Style Roast Chicken with Soy Sauce

Name: Cantonese-Style Roast Chicken with Soy Sauce
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cantonese Chinese
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (1.5kg); 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp rice wine; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 lemon, quartered

A tender roast chicken glazed with soy sauce and aromatic seasonings.

105 minutes4 servings

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F). Mix soy sauce, honey, rice wine, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.
Rub mixture inside and outside chicken. Place lemon inside cavity.
Roast 1 hour 15 minutes, basting every 20 minutes with pan juices.
Let rest 10 minutes before carving.
Before serving, check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 74°C (165°F) with a food thermometer.

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