Chicken in the oven whole on a jar

4 servings
2 hours 10 min

How to bake chicken in the oven whole on a can? Prepare all the ingredients. The taste of the dish depends heavily on which chicken you choose. I usually bake chicken under 1. 5kg. It is advisable to buy chilled, since it is difficult to judge the freshness and quality of meat by frozen carcass. The chicken should be a light pink color, with a neutral smell. If you take poultry, it should be young (less than a year) or it won't be suitable for baking.

If the chicken is frozen, defrost the chicken beforehand. Remove the package and put it in the container on the lower shelf of the refrigerator a day before cooking. To marinate, take a bowl or saucepan in which it will fit freely. The material from which it is made should not be oxidized. Enameled, ceramic and glassware are suitable. I picked up a bowl of stainless steel. Rinse the chicken under running water, remove the insides and feathers if available.

Peel the garlic. Rinse, dry and grind in a garlic digester.

Wipe the carcass with a paper towel so that there is no moisture left and it is better seasoned. Rub the chicken thoroughly inside and out with salt, garlic and a spice mixture.

Brush the chicken inside and outside with mayonnaise. Cover the utensils in which the chicken will marinate with cling film or towel. Leave at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. The longer the chicken will marinate, the tastier and juicier it will turn out. I often leave for the night before cooking.

Place the chicken on a jar and then place on a deep baking sheet. Any glass jar is suitable. The main thing, before putting chicken on it, check that the entire structure fits into the oven. I have a 450 ml can. Pour 2/3 of the volume of warm water into the jar, add the bay leaf and peppercorns to the water. Take a baking tray so that it is larger than the surface under the chicken, so that fat flows down there when baked.

Fill it with half cold water. Put the chicken to bake in a cold oven so that the water heats evenly and the bottle does not burst. Turn on the oven to 200 degrees. After half an hour, reduce to 180 and bake for 1. 5 hours. During this time, pour water over the chicken from the baking sheet so that it does not dry out. If you see it bake unevenly, darker parts can be covered with foil.