Chicken Confit With Roasted Potatoes And Parsley Salad Recipes

CHICKEN CONFIT WITH ROASTED POTATOES AND PARSLEY SALAD

Steps:

• Make the chicken confit. Heat oven to 250. Season the chicken legs with salt and pepper, and place in a pan just large enough to fit them comfortably. Add oil, thyme and garlic, place on stovetop over medium heat and cook until the oil just begins to bubble.
• Transfer pan to oven, uncovered. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the meat is easily pierced with a thin-bladed knife. (Adjust oven temperature up or down to make sure oil is just bubbling.) Allow to cool, then remove chicken from oil and place on a plate. Place in refrigerator until ready to cook. Strain oil, and reserve, covered, in the refrigerator. Chicken can be cooked a few days ahead of use.
• Make the potatoes. Heat oven to 425. Place the potatoes in a roasting pan, and toss with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil. Arrange the potatoes cut side down on the pan, and place in the oven, until golden and crisp, approximately 40 minutes to an hour. Remove from oven, and salt to taste.
• Finish the chicken confit. Put 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil into a pan set over medium heat. When it shimmers, add the chicken, and cook, turning once or twice, until both sides are nicely crisp and brown, approximately 15 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.
• Make the parsley salad. Combine parsley leaves, shallots and olives in a medium-size bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil and the mustard. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then toss the parsley and the dressing together.
• To serve, place a chicken leg and half of the potatoes and parsley salad on each plate.

CHICKEN CONFIT

Steps:

• Lay the leg portions on a platter, skin side down. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the kosher salt and black pepper. Place the garlic cloves, bay leaves, and sprigs of thyme on each of 2 leg portions. Lay the remaining 2 leg portions, flesh to flesh, on top. Put the reserved fat from the chicken in the bottom of a glass or plastic container. Top with the sandwiched leg portions. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt. Cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Remove the garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and chicken fat and reserve. Rinse the chicken with cool water, rubbing off some of the salt and pepper. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Put the reserved garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and chicken fat in the bottom of an enameled cast iron pot. Sprinkle evenly with the peppercorns and salt. Lay the chicken on top, skin side down. Add the olive oil. Cover and bake for 12 to 14 hours, or until the meat pulls away from the bone.
• Remove the chicken from the fat. Strain the fat and reserve. Pick the meat from the bones and place it in a stoneware container. Cover the meat with some of the strained fat so that there is a 1/4-inch layer of fat on top. The chicken confit can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• The excess oil can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and used like butter for cooking. The tinge of chicken taste in the oil is wonderful and I use the oil to roast potatoes, cook green beans, and pan-fry veal.

PICNIC POTATO AND CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place potatoes on a sheet tray, toss with oil, season with salt and pepper, and roast until golden and tender, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan cover chicken with water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Poach until cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from poaching liquid, let cool for a bit, and cut chicken into cubes.
• In a large bowl, toss together potatoes, chicken and bacon with the celery, onions, and garlic. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, herbs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Mix until well combined.
• Serve salad in Bibb lettuce cups. Roll up and eat.

CONFIT CHICKEN LEGS WITH POTATO HASH & POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Mix the thyme leaves with the salt and lemon zest. Rub over the chicken legs, then chill for 1 hr. Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
• Pat the chicken dry with kitchen paper. Place in a small roasting tin with the remaining confit ingredients. Bake in the oven for 2-2 1/2 hrs until tender, then remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack. Reserve and strain the oil - this is great for roasting veg or making more confit. Reserve the shallot and garlic.
• To make the hash, heat 1 tbsp of the infused oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan. Add the potatoes and cook for about 10 mins until they start to soften. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until it's crisping. Add the leeks, chilli, confit shallot and garlic (squeezed out of its skin). Cook for another 5 mins until the leeks have softened and the potatoes are cooked through. Season, then add the spinach, kale and parsley. Stir until the leaves have wilted. Add a splash of vinegar.
• Poach the eggs in barely simmering water for 3 mins, then drain on kitchen paper. Serve the chicken with the hash, eggs and a sprinkling of parsley.

CHICKEN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Chop the chicken, eggs, potatoes and pickled cucumbers into very small pieces. Mix all together. Add the salt and mayonnaise, then the olive oil. Toss to coat. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

CHICKEN-LEG CONFIT WITH POTATOES AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F. Season chicken legs with salt and pepper on both sides and nestle into a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Arrange shallots, garlic, and 6 thyme sprigs around chicken and pour oil over. Bake until chicken is cooked through and tender and shallots and garlic have started to caramelize, 2-2 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a medium pot of boiling salted water until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Remove chicken from oven. Pour off infused oil, reserving 5 tablespoons (save remaining oil for another use). Heat 2 tablespoons infused oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Carefully transfer chicken to skillet, arranging skin side down. Cook, undisturbed, until skin is golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to dish, placing skin side up.
• Heat 2 tablespoons infused oil in same skillet (no need to wipe it out) and add potatoes and remaining 2 thyme sprigs. Using the back of a wooden spoon or spatula, lightly crush potatoes to flatten slightly. Season with salt and pepper and cook, tossing occasionally, until potatoes are well browned and crisp on all sides (some pieces will fall off and get extra-brown; you want this!), 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Toss escarole in another medium bowl with lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon infused oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Serve chicken in baking dish (with all those shallots and garlic) with escarole and potatoes alongside.
• Do Ahead
• Chicken can be cooked (but not crisped) 2 days ahead; reheat in low oven before crisping. Potatoes can be boiled 2 days ahead; cover and chill.

PARSLEY CHICKEN AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place potatoes and enough cold water to cover potatoes by at least 3 inches. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Drain; keep covered 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, in another saucepan, heat broth to boiling. Add sliced chicken; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through.
• In large bowl, beat oil, vinegar and parsley with whisk. Add onion, drained potatoes, the chicken and 1/4 cup of the broth; toss. Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over salad greens.

CHICKEN CONFIT WITH ROASTED POTATOES AND PARSLEY SALAD

Steps:

• Make the chicken confit. Heat oven to 250. Season the chicken legs with salt and pepper, and place in a pan just large enough to fit them comfortable. add oil, thyme & garlic, place on stovetop over medium heat & cook until the oil just begins to bubble.
• Transfer pan to oven, uncovered. Cook for 1.5 to 2 hours, until the meat is easily pierced with a thin-bladed knife. (Adjust oven temperature up or down to make sure oil is just bubbling.) Allow to cool, then remove chicken from oil and place on a plate. Place in refrigerator util ready to cook. Strain oil, and reserve, covered, in the refrigerator. Chicken can be cooked a few days ahead of use.
• Make the potatoes. Heat oven to 425. Place the potatoes in a roasting pan, and toss with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil. Arrange the potatoes cut side down on the pan, and place in the oven, until golden and crisp, approximately 40 minutes to an hour. Remove from oven and salt to taste.
• Finish the chicken confit. Put 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil into a pan set over medium heat. When it shimmers, add the chicken, and cook, turning once or twice until both sides are nicely crisp and brown, approx. 15 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.
• Make the parsley salad. Combine parsley leaves, shallots and olives in a medium-size bowl. In a small bowl, wisk together the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of the reserved oil and the mustard. Season with salt and pepper to taste, the toss the parsley and the dressing together.
• To serve, place a chicken leg and half of the potatoes and parsley salad on each plate.

CONFIT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken in shallow dish. Season with salt and pepper and scatter shallots, 2 cloves garlic, bay leaves and thyme on top. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours.
• Place chicken, with seasonings, in saucepan that will hold it snugly in single layer. Pour in enough oil to cover completely. Heat, adjusting burner so oil simmers very gently. Cook 1 3/4 hours, skimming surface from time to time. Allow to cool, then refrigerate overnight. It can be refrigerated for a week or even a bit more.
• Saute bacon until lightly browned. Drain, reserving 2 teaspoons fat, and place on paper towel. Rub toast slices with remaining garlic clove and brush with a little olive oil.
• Beat 6 tablespoons olive oil with vinegar and bacon fat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place frisee and arugula or watercress in salad bowl and toss with dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove chicken from refrigerator, and scrape off as much oil as possible. Heat a nonstick skillet and place chicken, skin side down, in it over medium heat. Saute until skin is browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and saute other side 2 to 3 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and use small knife to remove bone. Slice chicken, place in salad bowl and toss gently with greens.
• Place 2 slices toast on each of 4 plates. Mound chicken and greens in center. Scatter with bacon and parsley, and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED GARLIC POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut off and discard 1/2 inch from the top of each garlic head.
• Combine butter, Italian dressing mix, thyme, and paprika in a large bowl.
• Place chicken in a large roasting pan. Spread 1/2 of the butter mixture over the chicken skin.
• Add potatoes to the bowl with the remaining butter mixture; toss until coated. Place potatoes in the pan around chicken, then add garlic heads, with cut-sides up.
• Roast in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from the oven, and let rest 10 minutes.
• While the chicken is resting, remove garlic from the pan. Allow it to cool slightly, then slip garlic cloves from the skins. Place 1/2 of the garlic in a bowl; stir in potatoes and transfer to a platter.
• Carve chicken and transfer to the platter.
• Skim and discard fat from pan drippings; transfer drippings to a bowl. Mash remaining garlic into the drippings. Serve with chicken and potatoes.

PARSLEY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a a large bowl, combine all ingredients excpet mayonnaise. Toss lightly, cover, and refrigerate for several hours.
• A few hours before serving, add mayonnaise and stir well. Cover and return salad to refrigerator until ready to serve.

POTATO CHICKEN SALAD WITH A BASIL PARSLEY MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Combine in a large bowl, chicken, potatoes, celery and the onions, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Put in your food processor, basil, parsley, garlic some salt and pepper and process as smooth as possible.
• Blend in the oil and vinegar.
• Put this in a small bowl and mix with the mayonnaise.
• Pour this over the salad and mix it very well.
• Cover the dish, leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, transfer to a shallow serving bowl and garnish with the tomatoes and some torn basil leaves.