Roast chicken with cherries in red wine

Recipes / Meat

Coated with fragrant herbs, this roast is complemented by tart cherries.

Recipe «Roast chicken with cherries in red wine» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 x 1.6kg whole chickens, 125ml fresh lemon juice, 60ml olive oil, 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely grated lemon rind , 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, 2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon, 2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed , 4-5 sprigs fresh rosemary, 670g jar morello cherries, drained, 125ml fresh orange juice, 100g caster sugar, 500ml dry red wine, 2 tsp cornflour.

Ingredients:

  • 2 x 1.6kg whole chickens 
  • 125ml fresh lemon juice 
  • 60ml olive oil 
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed 
  • 4-5 sprigs fresh rosemary 
  • 670g jar morello cherries, drained 
  • 125ml fresh orange juice 
  • 100g caster sugar 
  • 500ml dry red wine 
  • 2 tsp cornflour 

Instructions

  1. Place chickens, breast-side up, on a clean work surface and cut the chickens into pieces.
  2. Preheat oven to 210°C. Combine the lemon juice, oil, garlic, lemon rind, chopped rosemary, tarragon and fennel seeds in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place the chicken in a large baking dish. Rub the oil mixture over chicken to coat. Top with the rosemary sprigs. Roast, basting occasionally, for 40 minutes or until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile, to make the cherries in red wine, cook cherries, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes or until the cherries are soft and have released their juices. Reserve 60ml (1/4 cup) of wine. Bring remaining wine to boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Boil for 10 minutes or until reduced by half. Add the cherry mixture and cook for 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Stir reserved wine and cornflour in a bowl. Add to the cherry mixture. Boil for 1 minute or until thick. Serve with the chicken.