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Monthly Wine Spotlight - Provence

Each month, we pick a featured wine and our kitchen prepares a dish to create a perfect pairing recipe!
This month the Peju Kitchen suggests a bottle of Peju Provence paired with this delicious
Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice - Enjoy!

- Peju Provence, Find it Here >
- Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice, Download Here >

Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice
Garnished with Ginger Tangerine Vinaigrette
(Yield: 4 ppl)

Ingredients		Amount
FOR ROASTED VEGETABLE WILD RICE • Black wild rice • Brown short grain rice		• ½ cup • ½ cup

Method

Cook (parboil) rices separately in 4 cups of boiling water each until tender/slightly al dente.
Strain excess water, but do not rinse. Set aside to cool.

Ingredients		Amount
• Butternut squash, peeled, seeded & diced • Medium parsnips, peeled & diced • Medium carrot, peeled & diced • Golden beets, peeled & diced • Olive oil • Salt & pepper		• ½ cup • 2 • 1 • ¼ cup • 1 tbsp ••••••••••

Method

In a medium size bowl, coat all vegetables lightly in olive oil; season with salt & pepper to taste.
On a baking sheet at 400 degrees F, roast until lightly brown and tender, Approx.. 10-15 min, stirring halfway through.

Ingredients		Amount
• Sweet yellow onion • Olive Oil		• 1/2 • 1tsp

Method

Sautee and set aside.

Ingredients		Amount
• Flat leaf parsley, finely chopped • Fresh thyme, finely chopped • Juice of 1 lemon • Chicken stock • Unsalted butter, melted • Kosher salt • Fresh ground black pepper • Apple cider vinegar		• 1 tbsp • 1 tsp • 1 • ½ cup • ½ stick • 2 tsp • ½ tsp • 1 tsp

Method

Combine ingredients above with sautéed onion and roasted vegetables. Line an 8.5 x 11 baking dish with butter.
Transfer ingredients from bowl into dish, cover with foil, and heat at 350 degrees F for 10 min.

Ingredients		Amount
SPICED BABY CHICKEN • Chili powder, New Mexican • Chili powder, Californian • Paprika • Toasted and ground cumin • Toasted and ground coriander • Ground cloves • Cinnamon • Nutmeg • Cayenne pepper • Garlic powder • Onion powder • Ground white pepper • Kosher salt • Ground black pepper • Baby chickens, halved		• ½ tsp • ½ tsp • 2 tsp • ½ tsp • ½ tsp • 1/8 tsp • 1/8 tsp • 1/8 tsp • 1/8 tsp • ¼ tsp • ¼ tsp • 1/8 tsp • 2 tsp • 1 tsp • 2

Method

Combine spices to create mixture. Apply spice mix liberally to chicken, skin side up. Transfer to a roasting rack on top of a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F until internal temperature is 185 degrees F. (Approx. 15 min.)

**Cooking times will vary based on chicken size. To check: Clear juices will run out of the chicken into the baking tray, or use a paring knife to enter chicken at thick part (dark meat). No blood should appear.

Ingredients		Amount
GINGER TANGERINE VINAIGRETTE • 1 tbsp. peeled and minced ginger • ¼ tsp. peeled and finely minced lemon grass • 1 tsp. finely minced shallot • Blood oranges, juiced, strained, reduced to ¼ volume over medium heat, then cooled • Sesame oil • Rice wine vinegar • Soy sauce • Honey • Granulated sugar • Finely chopped mint • Finely chopped cilantro • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt and pepper		• 1 tbsp • ¼ tsp • 1 tsp • 4 •••••••••• • ½ tsp • 3 tsp • 1 tsp • 1 tsp • ½ tsp • 2 tsp • 2 tsp • 2 tbsp ••••••••••

Method

Combine all ingredients except for olive oil and herbs. Gradually whisk olive oil into ingredient mixture.
Add herbs. Salt and pepper to taste (~1/2 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper). Use as garnish or can be used as dressing for any kind of greens to begin the meal.

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Monthly Wine Spotlight - Provence

- Peju Provence, Find it Here > - Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice, Download Here >

Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice Garnished with Ginger Tangerine Vinaigrette (Yield: 4 ppl)

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- Peju Provence, Find it Here >
- Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice, Download Here >

Spiced Baby Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Wild Rice
Garnished with Ginger Tangerine Vinaigrette
(Yield: 4 ppl)