Moroccan Bird

Name: Moroccan Bird
Ingredients: 1 whole roasting chicken or turkey; 1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes; 1 lemon (zested and quartered); 10-15 cloves garlic (whole and unpeeled); 1-2 cups low sodium chicken broth; 2 tablespoons coriander; 2 tablespoons turmeric; 2 tablespoons smoky paprika; 2 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 whole roasting chicken or turkey
1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes
1 lemon (zested and quartered)
10-15 cloves garlic (whole and unpeeled)
1-2 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons coriander
2 tablespoons turmeric
2 tablespoons smoky paprika
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper

Directions

1

Start by brining your bird overnight. Submerge the bird in a salty/sugary bath overnight.
2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the whole thing, and pat dry with paper towels. Place in your baking dish to prepare.
3

Coat the whole bird with salt and pepper, and then slather in olive oil. Rub the coriander, turmeric, paprika and lemon zest all over the bird (top, bottom, wings, legs).
4

Stuff 2 quarters of the lemon and about 5 cloves of garlic in the cavity. The rest of the lemon and garlic cloves go in the bottom of the baking pan with all the chicken broth, the cherry tomatoes and some salt and pepper.
5

Cover dish with foil, and pop in the over for 90 minutes. When there are about 20 minutes left, remove the foil. Depending on how big your bird is, cooking times will vary. Both chicken and turkey should have an internal temperature of about 170 degrees.
6

Remove and let cool for at least 15 minutes. Move the bird to a cutting board to serve. Remove the garlic paper and lemon, and add the juice and tomatoes at the bottom of the pan to a small sauce pan on the stove top. Bring to a simmer and let thicken for about 5 minutes. Serve as sauce over the sliced chicken.