Chicken baked with pears
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. It's not mandatory to eat the pears after baking; that's a matter of personal preference. Their purpose is to impart their flavor, juice, and aroma to the chicken. Calculate the cooking time depending on the chicken's weight. In detail, the ready dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Wash the chicken and dry it with a paper towel. Thoroughly rub salt and pepper inside and outside.
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Step 3
Prepare the sauce for chicken. Mix soy sauce, vegetable oil, balsamic vinegar, and mustard.
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Step 4
Wash the pears. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil and place 1-1.5 pear slices on the bottom.
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Step 5
Stuff the chicken with slices of pears, peeled and cored, about 2 pears. Tie the legs and wings with kitchen or silicone string. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish. Arrange the slices of the remaining pears around the chicken.
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Step 6
Using a basting brush, coat the chicken with about 1/3 of the sauce. Place a 2 kg chicken in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 200°C, then reduce the temperature to 150°C and continue baking for another 60 minutes. If the chicken is smaller, reduce the baking time at 150°C by 10–20 minutes. During baking, baste the chicken 2–3 more times with the remaining sauce.
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Step 7
Our chicken baked with pears is ready!