CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON CREAM SAUCE
I love tarragon and found this on epicurious.com so I'm saving it here. This sounds like a great chicken.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Rinse chicken thoroughly inside and out.
- Pat dry.
- Sprinkle chicken inside with salt and pepper.
- Place tarragon sprigs in cavity.
- Rub butter all over outside of chicken.
- Place chicken in roasting pan.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Pour 1/2 cup water into roasting pan.
- Roast chicken until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F and juices run clear when thigh is pierced, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 1 hour.
- Transfer chicken to platter; cover with foil while making sauce.
- Transfer pan juices to medium saucepan.
- Freeze until fat rises to top, about 10 minutes.
- Spoon off fat; discard.
- Add vermouth to pan juices in saucepan.
- Boil until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
- Add cream and tarragon and boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Season sauce with salt and pepper.
- Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 848.4, Fat 69, SaturatedFat 27.3, Cholesterol 290.3, Sodium 259.9, Carbohydrate 3.1, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 52
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