Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

Name: Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings
Prep time: 21 d 9 h
Cook time: 21 d 9 h
Total time: 21 d 9 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 kilograms chickens, backbones and wing tips removed, quartered; 4 heads garlic, halved crosswise; 6 Tbsps kosher salt plus more; 1 lemon; 14 sprigs rosemary, divided; 3 Tbsps sugar; 20 sprigs thyme, divided; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, divided; 2 Tbsps (or more) vegetable oil, divided

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

Stir 6 tablespoons salt, sugar, and 4 cups water ina large pot until salt and sugar dissolve.

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Water

Salt

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Add 4 more cups cold water.

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Water

Add chicken.Cover, chill, and let brine for 4-12 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Brine

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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Whole Chicken

Let sit for 20 minutes. Seasonlightly with salt.

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Salt

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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Rosemary

Whole Chicken

Garlic

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Transfer herbs and garlic on prepared rack.

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Herbs

Add 1 tablespoon butter to skillet; swirl to coat.Flip chicken; baste with pan juices.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

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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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Chicken Breast