BROILED, BUTTERFLIED CHICKEN
Steps:
- Position the oven rack 8 inches from the flame/coil and turn broiler to high. Crack peppercorns with a mortar and pestle until coarsely ground. Add garlic and salt and work well. Add lemon zest and work just until you can smell lemon. Add just enough oil to form a paste.
- Check out your refrigerator for onions, carrots and celery that are a little past their prime. Cut vegetables into pieces and place in a deep roasting pan.
- Place chicken on a plastic cutting board breast-side down. Using kitchen shears, cut ribs down one side of back bone and then the other and remove. Open chicken like a book and remove the keel bone separating the breast halves by slicing through the thin membrane covering it, then by placing two fingers underneath the bone and levering it out. Turn chicken breast-side up and spread out like a butterfly by pressing down on the breast and pulling the legs towards you. Loosen the skin at the neck and the edges of the thighs. Evenly distribute the garlic mixture under the skin, saving 2 teaspoons for the jus. Drizzle the skin with oil and rub in, being sure to cover the bird evenly. Drizzle oil on bone side of chicken as well.
- Arrange bird in roasting pan, breast up, atop vegetables.
- Place pan in oven being sure to leave the oven door ajar. Check bird in 10 minutes. If the skin is a dark mahogany, hold the drumstick ends with paper towels and flip bone-side up. Cook 12 to 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Juices must run clear. Remove and place chicken into a deep bowl and cover loosely with foil.
- Tilt pan so that any fat will pool at corner. Siphon this off with a bulb baster. (This fat is great in vinaigrettes). Set pan over 2 burners set on high. Deglaze pan with a few shots of red wine and scrape brown bits from bottom using a carrot chunk held with tongs. Add chicken stock, thyme, the remaining garlic paste and reduce briefly to make a jus. Strain out vegetables and discard. Slice chicken onto plates or serve in quarters. Sauce lightly with jus and serve.
CHEF JOHN'S BROILED CHICKEN
The next time rain ruins your dream of a grilled chicken dinner, I hope you fire up your broiler and give this easy, alternative method a try. Not only are you getting the same intense, direct heat, but you also have more control, since you can adjust how far the chicken is from the flame. I prefer the meat about 7 to 8 inches under the heating element, but feel free to adjust as needed. Garnish with freshly squeezed lemon juice and fresh oregano.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Spread onion slices in a single layer on the bottom of a baking dish. Season chicken with salt. Place chicken halves, skin-side down, over onion rings.
- Cook chicken in the preheated oven, turning every 7 minutes, until caramelized, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 583.5 calories, Carbohydrate 1.1 g, Cholesterol 105.8 mg, Fat 51.9 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 14.6 g, Sodium 83.3 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
SWEET BARBECUE BROILED OR GRILLED CHICKEN
This chicken is absolutely delicious, it can also be made on the grill or in the oven broiler, just remember to keep basting with sauce while cooking. For the sauce, you can saute 1 onion and 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic in a couple tablespoon butter for about 3-4 minutes before adding in the other ingredients if desired.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a saucepan; cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Prepare the grill or oven broiler.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Place on grill or a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Cook 15 minutes on each side (or until cooked).
- Brush chicken with sauce, and cook an additional 15 minutes, or until chicken is done, turning and basting occasionally.
FAVORITE BARBECUED CHICKEN
What better place to find a fantastic barbecue chicken than Texas, and that's where this one is from-it's my father-in-law's own recipe. We've served it at many family reunions and think it's the best! -Bobbie Morgan, Woodstock, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Grill skin side down, uncovered, on a greased grill rack over medium heat for 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, make barbecue sauce by heating oil over medium heat. Add onion; saute until tender. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Turn chicken; brush with barbecue sauce. Grill 15-25 minutes longer, brushing frequently with sauce, until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in the breast and 170°-175° in the thigh.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 calories, Fat 19g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 622mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 33g protein.
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