POULET ROTI A L'ALGERIENNE (ALGERIAN ROAST CHICKEN)

Poulet Roti a l'Algerienne (Algerian Roast Chicken) image

This is a traditional roast chicken dish from Algeria. The sauce is a combination of onions, garlic, mustard, balsamic vinegar, and cayenne pepper. When I have time, I prepare the chicken a few hours ahead of time and let it marinate in the sauce before roasting it in the oven. I usually serve the chicken with cubed roast potatoes. I coat them with the same sauce and cook them in the oven for 1 hour.

Provided by salima1962

Categories World Cuisine Recipes African

Time 1h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 onion, chopped
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt to taste
1 (2 pound) whole chicken

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix water, onion, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a roasting dish. Add chicken; turn until well coated with mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Cholesterol 61.4 mg, Fat 31.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 21.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 195.1 mg, Sugar 2.3 g