East African Chicken With Papaya 1970

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (2 1/2 lb) roasting chickens, each 2 1/2 lbs. (5 pounds total)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 firm ripe papaya
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 lemon, juice of
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees.
• 2 truss the chickens, and rub on the butter and then lay bacon slices on top.
• 3 halve the papaya , discarding the seeds and cut a thin slice from each bottom so it sits firmly.
• 4 place the papaya in a deep buttered casserole and spreadthe cut surface of fruit with the mustard.
• 5 set the chickens on top of the mustard coated papaya, sprinkle with the lemon juice and salt and pepper.
• 6 cover casserole dish and roast 60 minutes or until the papaya is soft and the chickens are very tender.
• 7 to serve split each chicken in half discarding the back bones. cut each piece of papaya in half .
• 8 serve each person half a chicken and a quarter of the papaya, with pan juices.