Roasted Chicken Glazed with Pomegranate Molasses and Stuffed with Freekeh

Ingredientes
- Freekeh (green wheat)100 grams
- Cold water500 ml
- Hot water180 ml
- 1 cube of Maggi chicken broth1 cube
Mantequilla10 grams- Dried apricots75 grams
- Chopped walnuts75 grams
Polvo de Canela5 grams- 1 cube of Maggi chicken broth1 cube
- Hot water500 ml
Melaza de granada50 grams
Pollo entero1300 grams- Chopped onion150 grams
Pasos
- 1
Soak the freekeh grains in cold water and leave for 6 hours.
360 minutosHerramientas necesarias:🍳Bowl - 2
Melt the butter in a medium-sized frying pan. Drain and rinse the freekeh grains and add them to the pan, then add the water and Maggi chicken broth cubes and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the freekeh is cooked to ¾. Add the chopped apricots, walnuts, and cinnamon powder, remove from heat, cover, and let cool slightly.
5 minutosHerramientas necesarias:
Sartén - 3
Wash the chicken, ensuring to empty its cavity. Gently stuff it with the freekeh and apricots until full, then tie the legs of the stuffed chicken together with kitchen twine.
5 minutos - 4
Place the chopped onion in the center of a deep oven dish (large enough to accommodate the chicken with an additional 3-5 cm space around the edges).
5 minutos - 5
Place the tied chicken on top of the layer of onions.
5 minutos - 6
Dissolve the remaining Maggi chicken broth cube in 500 ml of hot water and stir in the pomegranate molasses, then pour over the chicken and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Then, cook in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 1 hour.
60 minutosHerramientas necesarias:
Horno - 7
After an hour, remove the aluminum foil and let the chicken skin roast while soaking in the juices from the pan to tenderize (for 10 minutes) until ready (30 minutes).
40 minutos - 8
Carve the chicken and serve on a plate with the stuffing and the resulting juices on the side.
5 minutos
Datos nutricionales
* La información nutricional es aproximada y su cálculo puede verse afectado por el tipo de ingrediente y los métodos de cultivo, almacenamiento y cocción.
