Honey Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 lbs whole chickens
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 400f.
• 2 if chicken comes with neck and giblets them pull out and discard. also, pull out fat from inside of chicken, and rinse.
• 3 set chicken in roasting pan, roast for 20 minutes.meanwhile, mix 6 tablespoons honey with the wine, soy sauce and pepper in a small bowl.
• 4 remove chicken from oven and brush all over with honey mixture. add 1/2 cup of water to roasting pan. roast chicken 20 more minutes.
• 5 turn chicken over and brush all over with honey mixture. if it's browning to fast, cover with foil. if pan is dry, add a few tablespoons of water. roast 10 - 20 minutes longer or until juices run clear. move chicken to a cutting board.
• 6 to make sauce, pour the juices from the bottom of the pan to a small sauce pot. skim off the fat. add in any unused honey mixture. bring to a boil.
• 7 mix corn starch with 4 table spoons of cold water and wisk into chicken juices. return to a boil. simmer 1-2 minutes until thickened. remove form heat and stir in remaining 2 tablespoons of honey. season with salt & pepper.
• 8 carve chicken and serve with sauce.