Name: Pomegranate Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups pomegranate juice; ¼ cup packed brown sugar; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 2 cloves peeled and smashed garlic; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 pc lime; 4 lb whole chicken; ½ small onion; 1¼ tsp divided salt; 1 pc bay leaf; ½ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp dried rosemary

How To Make Pomegranate Chicken

Upgrade your usual roast with this pomegranate chicken recipe. The pomegranate juice and dark brown sugar give this dish a sweet yet balanced flavor.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 10 minutes

Rest Time: 15 minutes

Total: 1 hour 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupspomegranate juice
¼cupbrown sugarpacked
1tbspcider vinegar
2clovesgarlicpeeled and smashed
1tbsplime juice
1pclime
4lbwhole chicken
½onionsmall
1¼tspsaltdivided
1pcbay leaf
½tspblack pepper
½tspdried rosemary

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Stir pomegranate juice, brown sugar, vinegar, and garlic together in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup.
Remove from heat and discard garlic, then stir in lime juice and let cool for 5 minutes.
Set aside 6 tablespoons of the resulting pomegranate syrup.
Poke several holes in lime with a fork and insert into chicken cavity along with onion, ½ teaspoon salt, bay leaf, pepper, and rosemary.
Tie legs together with kitchen string, sprinkle skin with the remaining ¾ teaspoon salt, then transfer chicken, breast side up, to a roasting pan.
Roast chicken for about 1 hour in total, basting with pomegranate syrup every 20 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest parts of all pieces registers 165 degrees F.
Let chicken rest for 15 minutes before carving. Drizzle with reserved pomegranate syrup and serve.