CHICKEN DRACULA

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This chicken is awesome. I have eaten it at the Romanian Pavilion during Folk O Rama. I purchased the recipe book at their souvenier booth. Low and behold in the recipe book is the recipe for the famous "Dracula Chicken" that I would like to share with you Note from the cook of this recipe: "When served with "Mujder"...

Provided by Shirley Murtagh

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 lb roasting chicken
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 tsp sweet paprika
2 tsp oil, sunflower oil preferred
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
2 - 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 shallot, peeled and minced
1 lemon quartered *
"mujdei sauce"
crushed garlic cloves
lemon juice
salt
water
sunflower oil (optional)
NOTE: THERE IS NO ACTUAL RECIPE FOR MUJDEI (MUZ'DEJ) SAUCE AND AMOUNT OF INGREDIENTS ARE TO TASTE.

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 F
  • 2. Combine butter, thyme, paprika, oil, salt, pepper, minced garlic and shallot
  • 3. Rub mixture over the skin of the chicken
  • 4. Tie legs together with kitchen twine and place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan
  • 5. Put the quartered lemon inside cavity of chicken
  • 6. Roast at 350F for 1 hour
  • 7. Increase oven temperature to 450F and roast for 15 minutes longer
  • 8. Let cool for 10 minutes before carving

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