Hello, dear readers. This year is coming to an end, and the year of the fiery rooster is ahead 🎄. They say that in the New Year you should not eat chicken, much less a rooster, especially on New Year's holidays. Well, since we love to eat homemade chicken, especially cooked in the oven, we decided to gorge ourselves on chicken. And today we don’t even have a chicken, but a rooster. Recently, children have begun to like rooster meat. This is not the first time we have taken it, and it tastes different from chicken. It is not as tender, but in our opinion, it tastes better. We cooked both wings and legs, but today we will tell you how to deliciously cook chicken in the oven in pieces. And not just chicken, but also with potatoes.

Our children are already so accustomed to eating baked potatoes with chicken that we don’t even cook chicken separately now.

Today we have such a rooster that you can’t even distinguish it from a chicken, at least in this form.

The weight of such a handsome man increased by 3.5 kilograms. This is what we will cook in the oven. But I’ll call it chicken, it’s more familiar to me, and I hope you too. After all, sometimes we don’t even know who exactly we bought. If you haven't made an individual order for a rooster. Now let's move on to the recipe itself.

I won’t tell anyone a secret if I say that cooking begins with cutting the carcass. We divide it into pieces that are convenient for us and not very large. This is so that the poultry meat is evenly saturated with the marinade, and then baked.

We decided not to cook the whole bird, but only part of it. For example, we separated the breast, and it turned out to weigh 900 grams, without bones. We will make it from it. This way it turns out juicy, and we use it for salads.

And they separated the soup set, why bother gnawing on the bones. Removed excess fat and skin. In general, we have 1.5 kilograms of good and beautiful meat left. And this is quite enough for our family of four. Moreover, we will cook with potatoes.

To marinate chicken we will need:

• Vegetable oil 30 grams
• Mustard 1/2 teaspoon
• Wine or liqueur 50 grams
• Seasoning for chicken 1.5 teaspoons
• Mix of peppers to taste and desire
• Salt 1.5 teaspoons

But you don’t have to use everything; I’ll talk about that below.

The marinade can be made in two ways. The first is to mix everything separately in an empty bowl, and then add the chicken and mix well. This way you will be sure that the spices are applied evenly. Well, the second one is like in our photo. Add everything directly to the meat one by one.

We take salt at the rate of 1 teaspoon per kilogram of poultry, a proportion that has long been proven. We add vegetable oil to add juiciness to our pieces. But it is advisable to use oil without a strong odor. Regular refined will do.

I always add mustard to the bird. It adds piquancy and a pleasant taste. But don't add too much, it will be spicy. We use special spices for poultry. But this is optional. You can just add a little turmeric, ketchup or tomato sauce. The spices contain pepper, turmeric, and dry tomatoes. And as you know, tomatoes make meat softer due to the acid they contain.

And I also use it for marinade; we make it ourselves. Moreover, I started using the liqueur sediment, but I liked the taste so much that we added pure liqueur. Liqueur can be replaced with wine, or you can not add it at all.

Now mix everything well and leave to marinate. Ideally, leave it overnight, but this doesn’t often work out that way. After just a few hours you can put it in the oven. I didn't tell you about the pepper. In the photo we have a mill, and we add a little freshly ground pepper. Just don't overdo it. I usually taste it with my finger while stirring and adjust the spiciness and taste. In addition to pepper, we also have mustard in the marinade.

We always place chicken pieces on top of potatoes. This increases the size of the dish and reduces the cooking time for several dishes. Yes, and the potatoes are poured with the rendered fat from the chicken pieces.

We peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into four parts. There is no need to cut it finely; it has time to bake well. Although it would be more accurate to say boil. Choose the quantity of potatoes yourself. Add a little salt and vegetable oil so that the potatoes do not burn immediately. Then the fat from the chicken will be rendered.

Our main principle is that the bird should lie on the potatoes, and not on a baking sheet. True, today we are making for the family, not for guests, and we can use a glass form with a lid. It’s just that the uniform will be small for a large number of guests.

Place our marinated chicken pieces on top of the potatoes. And pour the marinade that remains in the bowl on top of the chicken. You can even add 20 grams of water and rinse the bowl. That's what I usually do.

Now cover and place in the oven for one hour, preheated to at least 200 degrees.

We'll definitely cover it. If it is a baking sheet, then with foil, and if it is a mold, then with a lid. For these purposes, you can even use cauldrons with lids, or ducklings. So, when melted, the fat flows down, and the potatoes are boiled in water with fat. Not only does the fat drain from the pieces, but also all the spices. As a result, the potatoes turn out very tasty.

Using this recipe, you can cook not only a whole chicken, but also wings and thighs. But then the cooking time in the oven is reduced. Please note that poultry takes a little longer to cook. Maybe even more than an hour. This already depends on the age of the chicken and on the food that this bird ate.

And here is our masterpiece, so to speak, in the photo session.

It’s not even a shame to serve such a dish to guests. The potatoes are beautiful and did not fall apart. The chicken is also beautiful and tasty, our guests have noted this more than once. In the photo you can see the meat is a little browned. I opened the lid 10 minutes before it was ready.

After looking at this recipe, you already know how to deliciously cook chicken in the oven in pieces. With step-by-step photos and detailed descriptions, you should have no questions left. If you still have, or want to express your opinion, then write everything in the comments.

I eat chicken without potatoes, I try to at least stick to separate meals. But definitely with. This year we prepared a lot of it. Both tasty and healthy.
And I found another recipe for you, chicken pieces with potatoes in the oven. The recipe is a little similar to ours. It also shows how to cut up a chicken. Enjoy watching and enjoy your chicken.

Properly cooked chicken in the oven will not leave anyone indifferent. After all, there are many variations of dishes made from this meat.

This is the easiest way to prepare chicken fillet. If desired, you can add other spices.

Required Products:

• half a small stick of butter;
• about a teaspoon of salt;
• chicken fillet – 700 grams.

Cooking process:

1. While you prepare the chicken, turn on the oven at 200 degrees so that it has time to heat up to the desired temperature.
2. Melt the butter. Spread a small amount of it on the baking dish, but otherwise dissolve the salt so that there are no crystals.
3. First brush the breasts with the resulting sauce and then pour them generously.
4. Place in pan and bake for approximately 30 minutes. You can check the readiness by piercing the meat: clear juice should flow.

Whole bird in the oven

Whole chicken in the oven always turns out delicious. And it doesn’t matter what size it will be - small at 500 grams or large, weighing about 3 kilograms.

Required ingredients:

• whole chicken or chicken;
• mayonnaise or sour cream - three large spoons;
• garlic and herbs;
• salt.

Preparation:

1. To cook chicken in the oven, you need to gut it, remove any feathers that might remain, and remove excess pieces of fat. Wash thoroughly with cool water and let dry.
2. After this, turn on the oven to preheat at 180 degrees.
3. Salt and pepper the entire carcass, both on top and inside. Rub with sour cream or mayonnaise and crushed garlic. A few cloves can be placed inside.
4. Prepare the pan, place the meat on it and cook until the chicken is golden brown. This usually takes at least an hour, but the time depends on the size chosen.

Recipe up your sleeve

You can bake chicken in the oven in a sleeve. Then it will turn out to be as juicy and low-calorie as possible due to the small amount of fat.

Ingredients:

• chicken carcass;
• one lemon;
• garlic, salt and pepper to taste;
• sleeve for baking

Cooking process

1. Inspect the carcass: there should be no feathers on it. Wash it under cold water and wait until it dries.
2. Rub it well on all sides with salt, pepper, other selected spices and lemon juice. And then also crushed garlic.
3. Place the meat in a baking bag and tie it so that air can escape. Some already have special holes for this.
4. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and cook the chicken for about an hour and a half.

Chicken in foil in the oven

If you want really tender meat, try cooking it in foil.

Required Products:

• chicken - whole;
• several cloves of garlic;
• ground black and red pepper;
• sour cream or mayonnaise;
• salt and other spices as desired.

Cooking process:

1. If the meat is frozen, then, of course, it needs to be thawed, and then rinsed with water and dried. You can cook either whole or divided into parts.
2. Rub the meat well with salt. If you decide to cook it whole, then do not forget to add spices inside.
3. Make small cuts across the entire surface of the chicken and place small pieces of garlic in them.
4. Spread it with sour cream or mayonnaise and pepper.
5. Next, start wrapping in foil. It is best if it is in two layers so that the juice does not leak out. Do this carefully so that all parts are wrapped.
6. Place the meat in a mold or on a baking sheet and place in a preheated oven. The temperature for cooking should be at least 180 degrees, and better if it’s 200. Everything will take about two hours, and if the carcass is very large, then at least three.
7. In order to get a golden brown crust, you need to bend the edges of the foil when the chicken is ready, put it back in the oven for 10-15 minutes, turning on the maximum temperature.

How to cook chicken in a can of water?

Another interesting recipe for those who like to bake whole chicken.

Ingredients:

• chicken or whole chicken;
• jar – 700 grams;
• mayonnaise or sour cream;
• pepper, salt, other spices to your taste;
• garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the meat under water and wait until it dries. This can also be done using napkins or paper towels.
2. Prepare the garlic: you can chop it finely or use a garlic press.
3. Rub the carcass thoroughly with salt, pepper, and seasonings. Then sour cream and garlic.
4. Take a jar and fill it with water to a third of its volume. Place a few bay leaves and peppercorns into the water.
5. Place the chicken on top of the jar and tie the wings and legs with thread.
6. Use some kind of shape, such as a frying pan, under the jar so that the fat does not fall into the bottom of the oven and into the water.
7. Meat should only be placed in a cold oven, without preheating.
8. Set to 180 degrees and cook the chicken for about 70 minutes. If the meat starts to burn while cooking but is still raw, try covering the top with a piece of foil.

Bake in the oven in pots

Dishes in pots are always unusual and tasty. You can also cook chicken this way.

Ingredients:

• chicken, fillet is best;
• half a liter of beer;
• bulb;
• salt, pepper, bay leaf.

Cooking process:

1. The selected parts of the chicken must be cut into pieces and then mixed well with salt, pepper and spices that you decide to use. Also add a few bay leaves here.
2. Place the prepared chicken in the pots and fill it with beer so that everything is covered with liquid. Instead of beer, you can use broth, water or diluted sour cream, but the option with beer is the most delicious.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place the pots of chicken in it, remembering to cover them with lids.

Grilled chicken

You can cook delicious, crispy chicken even if you don't have a grill. A regular oven will do.

Required ingredients:

• whole chicken carcass;
• a few tablespoons of olive oil;
• salt, pepper, paprika and oregano;

Cooking process:

1. While you are preparing the carcass, you need to turn on the oven at 230 degrees so that it has time to warm up.
2. Wash the chicken under cold water and dry with paper towels.
3. Place the meat in the pan you will use for cooking. Rub it on all sides with salt and pepper. And separately mix other seasonings with olive oil and also rub the meat with this mixture.
4. Cook the carcass at high temperature for about 20 minutes, and after this time lower it to 200 degrees and bake for another forty minutes. After the time is up, remove the meat and let it sit for about 15 minutes.

Recipe with potatoes

Chicken in the oven with potatoes is a quick and satisfying dish. It can be used both for every day and for special occasions.

Ingredients:

• chicken carcass;
• dry spices, pepper, salt - to taste;
• kilogram of potatoes;
• several cloves of garlic;
• two spoons of mayonnaise.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse and dry the meat. Make small cuts on the surface and place garlic cloves in them.
2. Coat the carcass with salt, pepper, and mayonnaise. Sprinkle with herbs and other seasonings.
3. Place the meat in a baking dish. It should be large enough to accommodate the potatoes.
4. Prepare the potatoes: cut them into small pieces, add salt, you can add some herbs and cover the carcass with it.
5. Be sure to bring the oven to the correct temperature while you prepare the ingredients. The temperature should be 180 degrees.
6. Bring the chicken to readiness. This usually takes at least an hour. If it is very large, you will have to wait about two hours.

With vegetables in the oven

Chicken in the oven with vegetables is a juicy and low-calorie dish that won’t take much time. Can be cooked with any vegetables, including mushrooms.

Products for cooking:

• whole chicken weighing about 1.5 kg;
• bell pepper – several pieces;
• four potatoes;
• a few spoons of mayonnaise;
• eggplant;
• two medium onions;
• five tomatoes;
• chicken seasonings, salt, pepper;
• a few tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare chicken and vegetables. To do this, the meat must be washed and dried, and the vegetables must be cut into small pieces.
2. Everything needs to be salted, peppered, herbs and seasonings added to your taste. Coat the chicken with mayonnaise, and pour a little vegetable oil into the vegetables.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place the pan with the chicken and vegetables in it. They will have to be stirred periodically to prevent them from burning. Cooking time is approximately one hour.

Cooking chicken tabaka

Tabaka chicken is tasty, aromatic meat with garlic, seasonings and an appetizing crust.

Necessary products for cooking:

• small chicken, preferably up to 1 kg;
• salt, garlic;
• spices.

Cooking process:

1. Cooking meat according to this recipe begins with cutting it. This must be done by dividing the carcass in half.
2. Rinse the meat well and rub with spices, including salt and garlic.
3. If you want the meat to be more juicy, leave it in the refrigerator for several hours before starting to cook.
4. Place the chicken pieces on a wire rack and place in the very middle of the oven. It is better to place a container down, for example a frying pan, into which the fat will drain.
5. Turn on the baking mode on top and bottom, and the temperature at 200 degrees and cook the dish for about 30 minutes, so that the top is golden brown.

Chicken marinade: best recipes

If you want to get an unusual taste, then it’s time to prepare a chicken marinade.

There are five options for the most successful marinade:

1. Honey. To prepare it you will need soy sauce and honey, which needs to be melted. All this is mixed, then vegetable oil, ground pepper are added and you can add a little coriander. It is the last component that will give a special charm to the meat.
2. Spicy option. For those who want something hot, this recipe will be perfect for you. Lemon juice is mixed with sugar, oil is added, preferably olive oil, everything is salted and mixed. Then finely chop the garlic, chop the ginger root and add it to the mass. If desired, you can add a little lime juice and don't forget to pepper. The taste will be very piquant.
3. Wine. If you like wine and spicy taste, then take apple cider vinegar, mix it with mustard, preferably a hotter one, and dilute it all in wine. It is better to use dry white wine - this is the most suitable option. Salt and pepper are also added here.
4. Another option is with lemon. Very easy to prepare: mix squeezed lemon juice with olive oil and season with spices. It is recommended to add rosemary for a special taste.
5. An unusual option using kefir. It is better to take it with the minimum percentage of fat. Garlic, lemon juice and Tabasco hot sauce are added to kefir. Then some pepper, thyme and finely chopped onion. And only at the very end is salt added to the resulting marinade.

Homemade chicken, goose, turkey or duck is a fairly large bird for preparing an everyday dish, but when the whole family gathers at the table for some occasion, holiday or celebration, this baked dish comes in handy! Today I have a recipe for you for the oven: aromatic baked homemade chicken (more likely even a good rooster weighing about 3 kg) with apples and garlic.

Domestic broiler chickens are a meat breed of chickens; when properly bred, they reach quite large sizes in a short time, so their young meat cooks very quickly when cooked and turns out juicy and tender. Of course, in order to buy such chicken at the market, you need to spend a little more than regular store-bought (instant) chicken, but believe me, it’s worth it! I would even prefer the meat of a Christmas turkey or a New Year's baked goose to a delicious homemade baked chicken (it is not so tough, juicy and tender). The main thing is not to confuse domestic young broiler chicken and soup layer chicken on the market.

And what can I say, soup - noodles from homemade chicken, cabbage soup, jellied meat or jellied meat cannot be compared in aroma and taste with a dish made from store-bought chicken from a poultry farm; such broiler chickens are very well suited for home salting and smoking.

So, today we will prepare a festive dish of huge chicken:

Homemade chicken baked in the oven

For the recipe you will need:

• Homemade (mine weighed 3 kg, in the photo the tablespoon next to the chicken looks like coffee :)
• 2 large apples,
• 2-3 cloves of garlic,
• Salt,
• Pepper,
• Spices or your favorite herbs (I liked dry basil today),
• Water or broth

I don’t use mayonnaise, sour cream or butter for greasing, as it releases its own fat during baking.

How to cook homemade chicken in the oven

Once again, the juiciness and softness of homemade chicken baked in the oven will largely depend on your correct choice when purchasing. Be careful!

I bake the chicken in an electric oven, without a fan (convection) or grill.

How long to bake homemade chicken in the oven directly depends on its weight and size. A large chicken can be baked whole in a deep pan, but then it will have to be turned over during the baking process, approximately halfway through the process. Sometimes housewives, when baking chicken or goose in the oven, put a tray with water downwards, I don’t do this.

In order for my large chicken to bake faster (with such impressive dimensions), I cut it along the keel (breast) and spread it out, as for tobacco chicken.

I rub the chicken with salt, spices, herbs, and grated garlic on the inside and outside. I place apple slices on a baking sheet and place the chicken skin side up on them, as in the photo:

The spread out chicken didn’t fit into the deep baking sheet, I took an ordinary baking sheet and after I laid the “game” carcass on the apples, I added water (2 cups) to the bottom.

Actually, all the “labor-intensive” preparation is completed, then the oven will do its job, it should already be preheated to 180 degrees.

We put the homemade chicken with apples in the oven; the cooking time took me a little over an hour and a half (more precisely, 1 hour 45 minutes). In order for the baked chicken to have a beautiful crispy crust, during the cooking process it must be periodically watered with the released fatty juice.

Here, look how beautiful she is:

And in this photo there is a large homemade chicken, baked whole in the oven and stuffed with apples.

It takes a little longer to prepare. You need to check the readiness of the chicken with a knife or a special fork for meat in thick places, for example, in the legs or thighs, so that the juice is not bloody, but clear.

Before serving, it is better to cut the chicken baked in the oven into portions and place it on a beautiful dish.

Agree, this will be more aesthetically pleasing than cutting up fried chicken on the festive table right in front of the guests, otherwise it will turn out like in a fairy tale: he will wave his sleeve... well, remember further.... 😉

Hostess Anyuta wishes you bon appetit!

Video recipe from YouTube channel:

Smoking chicken, poultry, fish, meat and lard at home

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How to cook homemade chicken so that it is tender in the oven? Do I need to pre-boil it to get juicy meat? What ingredients go well with country bird? We answer the most common questions about their homemade chicken dishes. And we write down recipes for delicious poultry cooked in the oven.

Domestic chicken has tough meat. In any case, many housewives think so. And they are mistaken, since not all birds raised in the countryside are not suitable for preparing gourmet dishes. There are different breeds, which are conventionally divided into layers and broilers. So, laying hens, and especially older ones, have really tough meat. But in broilers, and even those raised “on free bread”, it has an amazingly delicate and rich taste.

Subtleties of cooking poultry meat

Juicy chicken in the oven will come from a broiler carcass. It is distinguished by a rounded chest and large hips. It is ideal to choose fresh meat - its skin will be white with yellowish tint, and the protruding fat will be ideal white.

By the way, you shouldn’t expect high fat content from poultry. Due to the fact that she is raised in the wild, walking around the yard or in an enclosure, she does not have time to gain fat. Unlike broilers raised in poultry farms, where they sit around all their lives, without any physical activity. Therefore, poultry dishes can be considered dietary - they contain fewer calories than broilers from the supermarket.

To make homemade chicken in the oven perfectly tasty, follow these rules.

• The bird must be no more than a year old. Older chickens have tough meat, regardless of breed. There is no need to clarify “how old the bird was” from the seller. Just weigh the carcass and refuse to purchase if it weighs more than 1.5 kg.
• Do not buy birds with bluish skin. It distinguishes a breed of laying hens that is not intended for cooking.
• If you end up with a laying hen or an old bird, you should first boil it for 2 hours and only then bake it. Then the dish will turn out juicy.
• The right solution for how to bake chicken in the oven so that it is juicy is to use a cooking sleeve. In it, the meat is cooked, as in a pressure cooker, boiling in its own juice. The intensity of cooking in the sleeve is higher than in a glass form under a lid. You can also bake in foil, but make sure that there are no holes in it. Otherwise, the juice will leak out and the bird will remain dry.

Before baking the carcass, make cuts in the breast and place pieces of butter in them. Thanks to it, lean breast will become more juicy. Either insert the wings into the “pockets” on the breast, or wrap them in foil, shiny side out. During the baking process, these thin parts tend to burn while the thighs and breasts cook.

Cooking chicken in the sleeve

So, let's find out how to cook homemade chicken in the oven using a cooking sleeve. Along with the meat, you can add potatoes or other vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions, zucchini, zucchini, and cauliflower. A carcass cooked with vegetables will acquire a more interesting taste. And you will receive a complete dish for dinner, with a ready-made side dish.


You will need:

• chicken - 1 carcass;
• garlic - 4 cloves;
• onion - 1 head;
• mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• ketchup - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• salt and spices;
• potatoes or other vegetables - optional.

Preparation

1. Rinse, remove feathers, and dry the chicken carcass.
2. Cut the onion into small pieces, pass the garlic through a press.
3. Mix mayonnaise and ketchup (or tomato paste) with garlic and onion. Coat the carcass with this marinade and sprinkle with spices.
4. Marinate for 1 hour under film.
5. Prepare vegetables (potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes), cut into cubes and place in a sleeve.
6. Place the chicken on a bed of vegetables and tie the sleeve.
7. Place the bag on a baking sheet. Place in a preheated oven for 1.5 hours, bake at 200°.

Dishes for celebrations and for every day

Country chicken in the oven is suitable for everyday diet and for holidays. In the first case, you can cook it with a cereal side dish, for example, rice or buckwheat. In the second, we offer a more refined dish - baked chicken with original sauce.

You can make a sauce from the juice that is released when the bird is roasted. Boil 350 ml of white wine in a saucepan, add pepper and salt, leave for 5 minutes. Add the juice from the chicken stewed in the sleeve and boil again. Separately, boil 200 ml of water, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and lemon juice into it, stir until dissolved. Add 250 grams of gooseberries or other sour berries, boil, and grind through a sieve. Add the mixture to a mixture of white wine and meat juice, stir, serve with chicken.

With rice for the whole family

This recipe for juicy chicken in the oven is suitable even for old birds with tough meat. The dish turns out to be satisfying, with a crumbly side dish, and is also suitable for a children's table.


You will need:

• rice - 100 g;
• chicken - 1 carcass;
• onions and carrots - 1 root vegetable each;
• flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• butter - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• chicken broth - 200 ml;
• mayonnaise - 100 g;
• hard cheese - 100 g.

Preparation

1. Wash and boil the rice until half cooked.
2. Chop the onion and carrots, fry, mix with rice.
3. Boil the bird carcass, cut into pieces.
4. Fry the flour, add butter, dilute with broth. When the mixture boils, add mayonnaise.
5. Place rice with vegetables, chicken meat in the form, pour over the sauce.
6. Sprinkle with cheese and place in the oven. Bake at 200° for 20 minutes.

With apples - for the holiday

A good recipe for baking homemade chicken in the oven and getting an original dish for a family celebration.


You will need:

• chicken - 1 carcass;
• apples - 2 large;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• broth - 200 ml;
• salt and pepper;
• spices - to your taste.

Preparation

1. Cut the carcass and “spread” it on the cutting table. This way it will bake faster.
2. Rub with spices, salt, garlic inside and outside.
3. Cut the apples into slices, place on a baking sheet, add broth.
4. Place the carcass skin side up.
5. Place in the oven for 1.5 hours. By pouring broth over the carcass, you will get a beautiful crust.

Now you know how to make chicken juicy in the oven, even if it is poultry. Try making it for your family!

Wash the chicken thoroughly under running water and dry.

Cut the carcass lengthwise along the breastbone, and then, pressing lightly along the ridge, give the chicken a flatter shape.

Combine chopped garlic with rosemary, salt, ground black pepper, vegetable oil and mix well.

Rub the resulting mixture onto homemade chicken on all sides and leave at room temperature for 30-40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Tie the chicken legs with thread, giving the carcass a more beautiful look. Place homemade chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment or greased with vegetable oil and place in the oven. Mine baked for a little over 1.5 hours. In order for the chicken to turn out with a crispy, golden crust, during the cooking process it must be periodically watered with the released juice.

Appetizing, with crispy chicken, very tasty and aromatic homemade chicken baked in the oven will decorate the table both on weekdays and on holidays.