How to Roast a Chicken With Soy Sauce and Ginger

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Using your fingers

   Skip this step if you are only using 2 1/2 pounds of roasting chicken.
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   Step 2: gently separate the skin from the chicken breast

   ,, Substitute sage or thyme for some of the garlic, if you like. , You can melt the butter in a small saucepan over mid-heat.
   
   You can also melt the butter in the microwave.
   
   If you are using this recipe as a main dish, try melting the butter in a rice cooker but make sure that the rice cooker stops cooking and is keeping warm.
   
   Melting the butter in a rice cooker will stop it from boiling. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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   Step 3: starting from the neck.

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   Step 4: Pour ginger juice

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   Step 5: soy sauce and oil all over the chicken.

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   Step 6: Sprinkle sugar on the breast meat.

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   Step 7: Rub the garlic on the chicken.

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   Step 8: Melt the butter.

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   Step 9: Smooth skin back over the breast meat.

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    Step 10: Brush the melted butter on the chicken skin.

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    Step 11: Marinate for 2 hours.

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    Step 12: Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

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    Step 13: Tie chicken legs with kitchen string.

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    Step 14: Use your favourite way to make a shallow roasting pan not sticky.

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    Step 15: Place roasting chicken

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    Step 16: breast side up

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    Step 17: on a rack in the shallow roasting pan.

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    Step 18: Roast for 20 minutes.

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    Step 19: Reduce temperature to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

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    Step 20: basting every 25 minutes in an hour and 15 minutes.

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    Step 21: Remove chicken from oven.

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    Step 22: Stand for 10 minutes to continue cooking.

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    Step 23: Serve.

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