Greek-Style Roast Chicken Kota Riganati
Kota Riganati is a beloved Greek recipe. It’s a delicious and easy chicken dish with the signature flavors of olive oil, lemon, garlic and oregano.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 4pounds bone-in chicken, whole fryer cut up or pieces
- ½cup olive oil
- 8tablespoons lemon juice, from 4 medium lemons, plus more for serving
- 1tablespoon dried oregano, or to taste
- 1tablespoon salt, or to taste
- 1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 6to 8 tablespoons (3 to 4 ounces) unsalted butter
- ½cup water
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F.Step 2
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place pieces skin-side up in a large, nonreactive baking pan ( stainless steel is best).Step 3
Drizzle the chicken with the olive oil and the lemon juice.Step 4
Generously season with oregano, salt and pepper, and sprinkle moderately with garlic powder.Step 5
Place a small pat of butter (about a tablespoon) or butter substitute on each piece of chicken.Step 6
Add about 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of the pan. Bake for 20 minutes.Step 7
Flip chicken pieces over and baste generously with pan juices. Bake an additional 20 minutes.Step 8
Remove pan from oven and change oven heat setting to broil. Move oven rack to upper third of oven.Step 9
Baste chicken again and broil skin side down until chicken is lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.Step 10
Remove pan from the oven. Carefully drain pan juices and reserve in a heat-proof cup or bowl. The fat will separate from the pan juices and can be discarded.Step 11
Flip chicken pieces again (skin-side up) and broil an additional 5 to 7 minutes until chicken is nicely golden brown. Be careful not to scorch.Step 12
Transfer chicken to a platter and drizzle with de-fatted pan juices. Squeeze additional lemon juice over chicken if desired.