This recipe first appeared in Woman’s Day.
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Ingredients
Method
1.Preheat oven to 220°C. Line a large roasting dish with baking paper.
2.Turn the chicken upside down on a board. With kitchen scissors, cut along either edge of the back bone to remove. Discard. Flatten chicken to butterfly and place breast-side up in dish. Set aside.
3.In a bowl, combine the butter, turmeric, salt and mandarin zest.
4.Spread butter mixture over chicken. Add mandarin juice, remaining halved mandarins and bay leaves to the dish. Season.
5.Bake for 20 minutes, then baste with juices. Reduce oven to moderate, 180°C. Cover the chicken with foil.
6.Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for a further 10-15 minutes until golden and cooked through. Rest, loosely covered with foil, for 5 minutes before carving. Serve with cooking juices and baked mandarins.
