Recipe: Margarita Chicken - Poultry Pal
From the
kitchen of:
Jane Hoying
Ingredients: 1/2 cup lime juice
Olive oil

Rub:
1 tsp. Kosher or Sea Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper (white pepper preferred)
1 tsp. dried lemon peel
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. allspice
pinch of ground ginger

Steaming liquid:
12 oz. liquid Margarita mix - without alcohol

Glaze:
Grated peel from one lime
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. allspice
pinch of ground ginger
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbs. lime juice - fresh squeezed is preferred
Directions: Preparation: Wash bird. Rinse inner cavity with lime juice. Discard lime juice. Pat skin dry. Apply olive oil to skin. Apply rub.

Pour Margarita mix into lower pan. Place bird on tower and place on lower pan. Place catch pan under Poultry Pal. Bake on lowest rack of oven at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Apply glaze / pan drippings every 15 minutes after that until bird is done. (Total cooking time is approx. 1-1/2 to 2 hours.) Cover with foil tent if bird becomes too brown. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from tower and carving.

Left over chicken is great cold in a taco salad, or use in tacos or fajitas.

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