Title: Roast orange chicken in clay pot
 Categories: Chicken
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/3 c  Brown sugar
      1 ts Grated orange peel
      1 c  Orange juice
           -Dash of hot pepper sauce
      1    Whole chicken, about 3 lbs.
      1 tb Butter or margarine,
           -softened
      2    Orange slices, 1/2'd
      1 tb Cornstarch dissolved in 2
           -tbsp. water
 
  1. Soak top & bottom of a 2 qt. clay pot in water about 15 mintues.
  Drain.
  
  2. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, orange peel, orange juice &
  hot sauce.
  
  3. Rinse & dry the chicken; remove excess fat around the cavity. Rub
  w/ butter & place inside pot. Pour sauce over all. Secure orange
  slices on top of chicken w/ wooden toothpicks.
  
  4. Cover & place cooker in the middle of a cold oven. Turn the oven
  on to
  
  475 & bake 1 hour. Remove the lid & bake uncovered for 10 minutes to
  brown the skin lightly.
  
  5. Remove chicken to a heated platter. Place sauce in a small
  saucepan & heat over medium-high heat. Add dissolved cornstarch to
  liquid & cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens & bubbles.
  Serve w/ chicken.
  
  Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 1/4 hours From: Elizabeth Norsworthy Date:
       07    Mar 94