Instant Pot Whole Chicken with Cranberry Orange Sauce
 
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
  • 5 lb whole organic chicken
  • 1 navel orange, cut into wedges
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • a few sage leaves
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • 2 teaspoons ghee or coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup bone broth
For the Cranberry Orange Sauce:
  • 3 oranges, juiced (about ½ cup of juice)
  • ½ cup bone broth or chicken stock from Instant Pot
  • ½ cup fresh cranberries
  • ⅛ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey
  • 1 tsp chopped rosemary
  • ½ tsp orange zest
  • ½ tsp thyme leaves
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder
Instructions
  1. Empty chicken cavity, rinse chicken and pat dry. Stuff with orange wedges and herbs. Spread ghee or oil on chicken skin and season with sea salt.
  2. Turn on Instant Pot "Saute" function and allow to heat up. Brown chicken about 5 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Turn Instant Pot off, remove chicken.
  3. Throw chopped onion and garlic underneath chicken, stir together, then add bone broth.
  4. Place chicken on steamer rack or just set on top of onions. Close lid and make sure steam vent is closed.
  5. Set "Poultry" function on high pressure for 35 minutes. (if using a different size, multiply each pound of chicken by 6-7 minutes of cooking time.)
  6. Once it finishes cooking, let warm for 5-10 minutes, then release steam. Remove and let cool for a few minutes before carving.
  7. For the sauce: Combine all ingredients except arrowroot powder in a saucepan and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes, or until slightly reduced. Whisk in arrowroot powder and cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until thickened.
Notes
~You can use the onion, garlic, broth mixture at the bottom of the Instant Pot for a chicken gravy - just puree with a hand blender! Or use it in soups/stews.
~Save the chicken carcass to make bone broth! Put the whole thing in a freezer bag and keep it in your freezer until you're ready to use my Instant Pot Bone Broth recipe!
Recipe by Fed and Fulfilled at https://fedandfulfilled.com/instant-pot-whole-chicken-cranberry-orange-sauce/