Flattened Pan-Roasted Chicken

Name: Flattened Pan-Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp whole black peppercorns; 118 milliliters brown sugar; 1 kilograms chicken; 2 sprigs fresh tarragon, coarsely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 946 milliliters ice water; 118 milliliters kosher salt; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 946 milliliters hot water; 118 milliliters white wine

Flattened Pan-Roasted Chicken is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 43g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 653 calories. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have wine, olive oil, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

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On a work surface, place the chicken breast-side down with the neck of the chicken facing you. Using kitchen shears, cut along the length of the backbone on both sides and remove. Turn the chicken over, breast-side up. Open it on the counter and flatten the chicken as much as you can with your hands.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

In a large metal bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, and hot water, until the sugar and salt are dissolved.

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Sugar

Water

Salt

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Whisk

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Add the onion, peppercorns, tarragon, garlic, ice water, and wine. Stir well.

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Water

Tarragon

Garlic

Onion

Wine

Add the chicken to the brine.

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Whole Chicken

Brine

Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Remove the chicken from the brine and dry well with paper towels. Set the chicken aside.

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Whole Chicken

Brine

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Paper Towels

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add the olive oil to the hot skillet, and then place the chicken into the skillet skin-side down.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Place another heavy pan on the chicken pressing it down firmly to get maximum skin contact with the hot skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook under the weight for 8 to 10 minutes. Once browned, remove the weights; turn the chicken skin-side up.

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Whole Chicken

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Place the chicken in the oven until the meat is 160 degrees F, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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Meat

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Let the chicken rest 10 minutes before serving.

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Whole Chicken