Island Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Glaze
2 tablespoons light low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon light brown sugar, unpacked
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest, chopped
Chicken
1 (3 lb) whole chickens
salt and black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut

Preparation

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Glaze:
In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, honey and orange zest together. Reduce the glaze by one-third and then cool to room temperature.
Chicken:
Put the chicken on a wire reack iwth a drip pan underneath. Season outside and inside the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, then put in the oven.
Roast the chicken for about 15 mintues, then turn the temp down to 350 degrees F. Roast an additional 20 minutes. Brush the glaze on the chicken and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes. (If you have a larger chicken you may need to increase the time so the chicken fully cooks.).
Remove chicken from the oven and sprinkle the shredded coconut over the whole chicken. Place back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted.
Remove the chicken form the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Carve and serve!