Roast Chicken with Lemon, Oregano, and Vermouth

Name: Roast Chicken with Lemon, Oregano, and Vermouth
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms chicken , cut into 8 pieces; 2 Tbsps dry vermouth or white wine; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Chicken with Lemon, Oregano, and Vermouth Head to the store and pick up chicken, salt, oregano, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 37

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Oven

Coat the chicken with 3 teaspoons of the oil.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Put the pieces, skin-side up, in a large roasting pan.

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Roasting Pan

Sprinkle the chicken with the oregano, 1 tablespoon of the vermouth, the lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Lemon Juice

Vermouth

Whole Chicken

Oregano

Pepper

Salt

Drizzle the remaining teaspoon oil over the top.

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Cooking Oil

Cook the chicken until the breasts are just done, about 25 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the breasts and wings and continue to cook the drumsticks and thighs until done, about 5 minutes longer.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Chicken Wings

Heat the broiler.

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Broiler

Remove the roasting pan from the oven; return the breasts and wings to the pan. Broil the chicken until golden brown, about 2 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Chicken Wings

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Remove the chicken from the pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Pour off the fat from the roasting pan. Set the pan over moderate heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon vermouth and the water. Bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan to dislodge any brown bits. Boil until reduced to approximately 2 tablespoons.

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Vermouth

Water

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Roasting Pan

Add any accumulated juices from the chicken. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

Variation: If you prefer all white or dark meat, use four bone-in breasts, eight drumsticks, or eight thighs instead of assorted pieces. Cook the breasts for twenty-five minutes or the legs for thirty minutes.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Bone

Meat

Wine Recommendation: This rustic, herbal roast chicken is best served with a full-bodied and strongly flavored white wine. Look to the south, where the earthy, richly nutty Greco di Tufo is found. Although virtually unknown, it's one of Italy's great whites.

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Roasted Chicken