1/3 cup Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Orange Peel Grated
1 cup Orange Juice
dash Hot Pepper Sauce
1 Whole Chicken About 3 Lbs.
1 tablespoon Butter Or Margarine Softened
2 Orange Slices 1/2'd
1 tablespoon Cornstarch Dissolved In
2 tablespoon Water
Instructions
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.
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