5 Chicken Quarters
2 Large Oranges
2 Lemons
3 Sprig Rosemary
3 Sprig Thyme
3 Parsley stems with leaves attached
1 Onion
Salt and Pepper
2tbs Olive Oil
Buffalo Boys BBQ Cali Rub or a Poultry Rub of your choice
Preheat oven to 400
1.
First zest one of the lemons, and one of the
oranges into a bowl and set aside. Squeeze the juice of each into another bowl
and set aside.
2.
Prepare the chicken by rinsing and patting dry.
Cut the chicken quarters by separating the leg from the thigh. Rub the chicken
getting under the skin with the BBQ or Poultry rub adding the zest to each one.
Place chicken on a cookie sheet.
3.
Coat the bottom of the baking dish with olive
oil.
4.
Cut the onions and the remaining orange and lemon
into rounds. Place a mixture of each on the bottom of the baking dish. Saves a
few orange rounds for the top of the chicken.
5.
Cut 2 springs of thyme, Rosemary and Parsley
into smaller chunks and place on top of the cut rounds in the baking dish. Finely chop the remaining springs and set aside.
6.
Pour half the squeeze juice into the baking
dish. Saving some to baste the chicken during cooking.
7.
Add the seasoned chicken to the dish and placed
the remaining cut rounds of oranges and chopped herb springs to the top of the chicken.
8.
Put the baking dish in the preheated oven and
cook for 30 minutes. Remove and use the remaining squeezed juice to baste the
chicken. Place back into over for 15 to 20 minutes or until the internal temp
reaches 165 degrees.
9.
Enjoy.
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