How to Cook Whole Chicken Royale
This is a very simple whole chicken recipe. With a delicious sweet and fruity flavor and savory taste because of the aromatics added to the dish.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 1 whole dressed chicken
- 2 cups Royal softdrinks (or any orange soda drinks)
- 4 pcs red or white onions quartered
- 4 stalks lemon grass pounded
- 2 inch ginger sliced
- 2 stalks leeks trim the roots
- 5 stalks spring onions or green onions
- 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. tomato or banana ketchup
- 4 pcs calamansi extract the juice
- salt and pepper for rubbing the chicken skin
Instructions
How to Cook Whole Chicken Royale
- Wash the chicken to remove any impurities. Put in a colander and let it drain until dry.
- Rub with calamansi juice, salt and pepper. Let it stand for a few minutes.
- In a large pot that will fit the whole chicken, put the orange soda softdrink (Royal tru orange), onions, ginger, lemongrass, leeks, spring onions, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce and ketchup.
- Then lay the whole chicken breast side up to avoid over cooking the breast part. Cover and simmer it for 30 to 45 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, open the pot and turn the chicken upside down facing the breast part on the bottom of the pot. Simmer again for 15 minutes.
- Then turn off heat and remove the chicken from the pot. Remove all the aromatics in the pot and leave the sauce. You can also strain the aromatics using a sieve and put the liquid back in the pot.
- Put the chicken back in the pot and turn on the heat. Baste the chicken with the sauce from time to time while cooking.
- Cook until the liquid becomes thick. Serve hot and garnish with sliced leeks.