Chicken Roasted With Sage And Lemon Recipes

LEMON & SAGE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, garlic and sage in a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Drain and discard marinade., Loosen chicken skin; rub butter underneath. Fill cavity with lemon wedges. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan., Stir together potatoes, onions, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Arrange around chicken. Roast, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. If chicken browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

CHICKEN ROASTED WITH SAGE AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Saute onions in one tablespoon of the olive oil. After a few minutes, add balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. After the onions have just browned, remove from heat. Put in bowl.
• Add lemons, one cup of the sage leaves, one tablespoon of the oil, salt and pepper, and the bay leaves. Toss. Stuff mixture into chicken.
• Rub outside of chicken with the cut side of a garlic clove, with one tablespoon of the olive oil and with a dash of salt. Place chicken in a roasting pan.
• In a bowl, toss potatoes with the remaining olive oil, sage leaves and salt. Add to roasting pan, alongside the chicken. Cook chicken and potatoes for one more hour.
• Before serving, toss potatoes with parsley. Let chicken rest 10 minutes before serving.

LEMON, SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen.
• Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves (or some rubbed sage) under skin on each breast.
• Smooth skin over to close.
• Place chicken in shallow baking pan.
• Brush with oil.
• Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast.
• Sprinkle with chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
• Pour 1/2 cup broth into pan around chicken.
• Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, About 25 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to platter.
• Place baking pan atop burner.
• Add remaining 1/2 cup broth.
• Using back of fork, mash the garlic on the baking pan into broth and pan juices.
• Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

LEMON AND SAGE ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED ENDIVE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove any excess fat off chicken. Slice lemons paper-thin. Under the skin of the chicken place 2 slices of lemon and 2 leaves of sage. Heat butter in large skillet over high flame. Season chicken with salt and pepper and place skin side down in skillet until golden brown. Turn over and sear other side. Place entire skillet on wire rack in oven and cook for 12 to 15 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and serve over caramelized endive.
• In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add your garlic and shallots and cook until translucent about 2 minutes. Place endive in the saucepan, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 20 minutes over low heat, until endive is tender.

HONEY BRINED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Mix honey, salt, water, bay leaves, and garlic together. Pull skin away from chicken just enough to place sage leaves and lemon slices under skin. Truss the chicken and tie the other end of the butcher's twine to the pot handle for a quick retrieval of the brined chicken. Place chicken in liquid and let sit in cooler for 12 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place chicken on roasting rack in oven and brush with olive oil. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes or until juices run clear.

LEMON-SAGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. In a shallow bowl, combine the eggs, cheese and seasonings. Place flour in another shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in egg mixture., In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil in batches. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°., In the drippings, saute shallot until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the wine, lemon juice, herbs and lemon zest; cook over medium heat until liquid is reduced by half. Add cream; cook until thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in butter until melted. Serve sauce with chicken.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large bowl. Add the oil, lemon, and sage; toss well. Cover tightly and transfer to the refrigerator to marinate for 24 hours.
• The next day, let the chicken stand at room temperature for 30 minutes while the oven preheats to 450°F.
• Sprinkle the chicken inside and out with the seasoning. Remove the lemon slices and sage from the marinade and stuff them inside the chicken cavity. Scatter the carrots, celery, and onion, if using, over the bottom of a roasting pan. Pour just enough water into the pan to cover the bottom. Arrange the chicken, breast side up, on top of the vegetables, if desired, or place the chicken on a roasting rack over the vegetables.
• Transfer the pan to the center oven rack; roast for 20 minutes. Baste with the pan juices, and continue roasting, basting once or twice, for 25 minutes more (if the chicken is not golden brown all over at this point, continue to cook for 10 more minutes).
• Reduce the heat to 325°F. Finish roasting, without basting, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reads 165°F, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Let the chicken stand for 5 minutes before carving. Serve with the pan juices and vegetables, if desired.

SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 240°C (475°F).
• Add butter, sage, lemon pepper and garlic in a bowl and combine.
• Using your fingers and a small, sharp knife, loosen skin of chicken from breasts and thighs.
• Slip butter mixture between skin and meat, spreading it evenly.
• Brush skin with chicken fat or oil and season cavity with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stuff with lemon, parsley, some of the carrots and 1 quartered onion.
• Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
• Put the other quartered onion and leftover carrots onto center of roasting pan and place chicken on top of them.
• Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 200°C (400°F).
• Continue roasting until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 80°C (170°F), about 1 hour. This will be about 20 minutes less with a pound less chicken.
• Transfer chicken to where you plan to carve and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

LEMON, SAGE, AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen. Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves under skin on each breast; smooth skin over to enclose. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet; brush with oil. Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast; sprinkle with garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour 1/2 cup broth onto sheet around chicken.
• Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, about 25 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Place baking sheet directly atop 2 burners; add remaining 1/2 cup broth. Using back of fork, mash any garlic on baking sheet into broth and pan juices. Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

CRISPY SAGE & LEMON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• The night before, put the chicken in a medium roasting tin. Rub the salt generously over the skin and into the cavity, then grind over some black pepper. Push one half of a lemon into the cavity, then tie the legs together with kitchen string. Cover and chill overnight.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Dab a little of the excess salt from the skin using kitchen paper.
• Mix the butter with the garlic and sage. Push the herby garlic butter under the skin using your hands and rub it over the flesh, making sure it's evenly spread out. Stuff the thyme and bay leaves into the cavity, then put the remaining lemon halves in the tin around the chicken. Roast for 1 hr, then baste the chicken with the buttery juices from the tin. Roast for a further 20-30 mins, or until cooked through. Check the chicken is cooked by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the thigh - the juices should run clear.
• Transfer the chicken to a board, cover and leave to rest for 20 mins before carving. Slice and serve on a warmed platter.