Hearty winter is the best season for citrus fruits.
In January, oranges, blood oranges, grapefruits, clementines and blood mandarins are in season. You should eat citrus fruits as much as possible, but the fruits are also suitable for cooking.
A favorite of the citrus season, blood orange with its lovely color is a perfect pair for chicken, which, as light meat, works well with the acidity of citrus. Guaranteed juicy citrus chicken is made from broiler cutlets, which have more fat than fillet cuts and steaks. Citrus chicken seasoned with the spices of Mediterranean cuisine is suitable to be served with rosemary wedge potatoes.
The season of blood oranges lasts from January to February, so you should use the fruit in cooking right now. You should be careful in the shops, because seasonal citrus can be found at a good discount price.
Citrus chicken
400 g of chicken cutlets
1 clove of garlic
1 teaspoon of salt
a couple of grinds of black pepper
2 tablespoons of liquid honey
2 blood oranges
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
a few sprigs of fresh thyme
1 organic lemon
2 dl chicken broth
1. Place the roast slices in the baking dish.
2. Rub salt and pepper and chopped garlic cloves on the surface of the steaks.
3. Drizzle honey and the juice of one blood orange over the steak slices. Add the sprigs of herbs on top.
4. Grate the rind of a washed organic lemon over the steak slices and then finish by slicing another blood orange over the steak slices.
5. Finally, pour more chicken stock into the pan.
6. Let it cook at 200 degrees with the convection function of the oven for about 40 minutes. Use the middle level of the oven and bake the block potatoes on the same lower level.
Rosemary potatoes
1 kg of potatoes
2 sprigs of rosemary
olive oil
salt
black pepper
1. Wash the potatoes carefully and slice into blocks.
2. Toss the potatoes in olive oil, grated rosemary leaves, salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet on baking paper.
3. Bake the potato wedges in a convection oven on the lowest level of the oven at the same time as the citrus chicken for about 40 minutes.