SAINT-TROPEZ CHICKEN RECIPE

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Provided by stanley

Number Of Ingredients 9

10 chicken pieces
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup rose or white wine
2 garlic cloves smashed
1 tablespoon mixed dried herbs w/lavender
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley(optional)
lemon slices(optional)

Steps:

put chicken pieces into large freezer bag. Squeeze lemon juice into a bowl, and add olive oil,honey, and wine; stir unitl honey is dissolved. Pour mixture into bag w/chicken, then add garlic and herbs. 2) Seal bag, mix contents well, then place bag in a dish; refrigerate overnight. 3) heat oven to 325. Put chicken skin side up, into a roasting pan with marinade; cover pan with foil. Cook for 2 hours, then remove foil and turn up oven to 425. Cook another 15 to 25 min, or until chicken skin is browned. Keep an eye on it-the honey in the marinade makes it burn quickly.Place chicken into warm platter, then spoon off excess fat from cooking liquid. Move pan onto a burner orver med heat. to make sauce scrape any concentrated bits of juice sticking to pan's surface and add 1/2 cup water to dilute. stir until golden brown. Pour over chicken and garnish w/parsley and lemon slices