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Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

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Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings is a gluten free main course. This recipe makes 8 servings with 977 calories, 75g of protein, and 69g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sugar, rosemary, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 513 hours.

Instructions

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Stir 6 tablespoons salt, sugar, and 4 cups water ina large pot until salt and sugar dissolve.
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Add 4 more cups cold water.
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Add chicken.Cover, chill, and let brine for 4-12 hours.
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Set a wire rackinside a roasting pan.
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Remove chicken frombrine; pat dry.
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Let sit for 20 minutes. Seasonlightly with salt.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a largecast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.Arrange leg pieces, skin side down, in skillet.
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Place 1 head of garlic, cut side down,in center of skillet. Tuck 5 sprigs each ofthyme and rosemary around chicken. Cookuntil skin is golden brown, 10–12 minutes.
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Transfer herbs and garlic on prepared rack.
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Add 1 tablespoon butter to skillet; swirl to coat.Flip chicken; baste with pan juices.
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Transfer,skin side up, to prepared rack. Repeat with1 tablespoon oil, chicken breasts, 1 head of garlic,5 thyme sprigs, 5 rosemary sprigs, and1 tablespoon butter. Reserve drippings in skillet.
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Transfer chicken to oven and roast untilan instant-read thermometer inserted intothickest part of thigh registers 160°F, about20 minutes.
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Transfer chicken, herbs, andgarlic to a platter.
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Let rest for 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile, heat drippings over mediumheat, adding 1 tablespoon oil if dry.
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Add remainingherbs and garlic, cut side down. Stir untilaromatic, 3-4 minutes.
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Add 2 tablespoons butter;stir until butter browns, 1-2 minutes.Squeeze lemon over.
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Pour over chicken.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In513 hrs
Servings8
Health Score18
Gluten FreeVegetarian
DietsGluten FreeLacto Ovo Vegetarian
Dish TypesLunchMain CourseMain DishDinner
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