Pui cu lamaie condimentat / Seasoned Lemon Chicken

Ingrediente / Ingredients:

• 4 jumatati piept de pui cu os, fara piele / 4 bone-in chicken breast halves, skin removed
• ¼ cana suc de lamaie / ¼  cup lemon juice
• 2 frunze de dafin / 2 bay leaves
• 1 lamaie medie taiata in felii subtiri / 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 lingura ulei de masline / 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lingurita sare / 1 tsp salt
• 1 lingurita usturoi / 1 tsp garlic
• ¾ lingurita de piper negru / ¾  tsp black pepper
• ¾ lingurita de busuioc uscat / ¾  tsp dried basil
• ¾ lingurita de tarhon / ¾  tsp tarragon
• ¾ lingurita de cimbru / ¾  tsp thyme
• ¾ lingurita rozmarin uscat, zdrobit / 3/4 tsp dried rosemary, crushed

Mod de preparare / Preparation:

1. Puneti condimentele, uleiul si frunzele de dafin intr-o punga mare de plastic resigilabila /  Place seasonings, oil and bay leaves in a large resealable plastic bag.

 

2. Adaugati puiul si sigilati punga / Add chicken and seal the bag.

 

3. Agitati pentru a acoperi / Shake to coat.

4. Puneti in frigider la marinat aproximativ 1 ora / Put in the refrigerator about 1 hour to marinate.

5. Scoateti frunzele de dafin / Discard bay leaves.

6. Tapetati un vas de copt cu spray de gatit / Coat a  baking dish with cooking spray.

7. Puneti carnea de pui in vasul de copt / Place chicken in the baking dish.

8. Aranjati feliile de lamaie peste pui / Arrange lemon slices over the chicken.

9. Stropiti cu suc de lamaie / Drizzle with lemon juice.

10. Acoperiti vasul si coaceti pentru 30 de minute /  Cover the dish and bake for 30 minutes.

11. Dupa 30 de minute descoperiti vasul si coaceti inca 15 minute sau pana cand puiul este fraged si  se evapora tot sucul ramas / After 30 minutes uncover the dish and bake 15 more minutes  or until chicken is tender and all remaining juice evaporate. 

12. Serviti peste orez / Serve over rice.