Ingredients for - Roast Chicken With Apricot Glaze
How to cook deliciously - Roast Chicken With Apricot Glaze
1. Stage
Rub the chicken with spices and let sit: Whisk together the cumin, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Rub the spices all over the chicken. Loosely cover and let sit at least one hour, or preferably refrigerate overnight. In either case allow chicken to sit at room temperature for at least one hour (preferably two) before cooking.
2. Stage
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
3. Stage
Rub the chicken with olive oil and roast: Place the chicken in a roasting pan, breast-side up. Rub olive oil all over the chicken. Place in the middle rack of the oven and cook for 50 minutes at 375°F or until the internal temperature of the chicken thighs reaches 165°F.
4. Stage
Heat the apricot preserves: While the chicken is roasting, heat the apricot preserves in a small saucepan or in the microwave until warm and runny.
5. Stage
Baste the chicken with apricot preserves: Remove chicken from oven, and baste the exposed surfaces of the chicken all over with the apricot preserves, using a basting brush.
6. Stage
Increase the oven temp to 400°F: Increase the temperature and return the chicken to the oven and bake for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, basting the chicken again with the glaze halfway through, until the glaze is bubbly and beginning to brown.
7. Stage
Let chicken rest: Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
