Cuban Roast Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 lbs whole chickens
• butter (to rub on outside of chicken) or olive oil (to rub on outside of chicken)
• paprika
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 4 cups rice, cooked al dente
• 4 italian sausages, links sliced (sweet or hot)
• 3/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive, sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 combine rice, sausage, pine nuts, and raisins for make a stuffing for the chicken. stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. stuff chicken, loosely, then truss. rub chicken with butter and/or olive oil. season chicken with paprika and pepper to taste.
• 3 place chicken in a roasting pan with the breast side up. roast 10 minutes. add the chicken stock, sherry and any unused stuffing. reduce heat to 350 degrees f. roast 20 minutes per pound, basting occasionally. add more stock and sherry, if necessary.