Oi Oi Baked Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (approximately 1.3- 1.5 kg), cut into 8 -10 large pieces

Marinade

  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 8-10 pieces bay leaves
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp rosemary
  • 3 tbsp ginger juice
  • 2 tbsp shallot juice
  • 1 pinch Five-Spice
  • 2 tbsp rice wine
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • Margarine or butter
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Marinade the chicken and let it sit for at least 1½ hours.
  3. Cover the baking tray with aluminium foil and place marinated chicken on it. Cover with foil and bake for ½ hour.
  4. After ½ hour take the tray out, uncover the chicken, coat it with butter or margarine and pop it back into the oven. Turn up the heat to 250°C and allow the chicken pieces to brown.
  5. Take out after 20 minutes.