How to bake whole chicken to make it juicy and crispy: main secrets

If you want to cook a tasty and juicy chicken, culinary experts advise marinating it well before baking. It is also important to add citrus fruits inside, which will make the meat soft.

A cook shared a recipe for a very juicy and tasty baked chicken with garlic and orange juice on Instagram.

Ingredients:

• chicken weighing up to 1.2 kg
• 1 head of garlic
• 50 g of fresh ginger
• 75 g of honey
• zest and juice of 2 oranges
• some fresh or dried hot pepper
• 300-400 ml of soy sauce

For stuffing:

• 1/2 orange + 1 head of garlic

Method of preparation:

1. For the marinade, mix chopped garlic, ginger, honey, orange zest and juice, hot pepper and soy sauce.

2. Put the chicken in it and put it in the refrigerator overnight, turning it over several times.

3. Put the orange slices and garlic clove inside and secure the legs.

4. Bake at 160 C for 1.5 hours.