Fresh Herb Roasted Chicken With Burnt Orange Black Pepper Sauce And Green Onion Puree Recipes

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry; generously season the skin and inside the cavity with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 4 hours or overnight to dry out the skin. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before roasting.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mash the butter with the chopped thyme and chopped rosemary in a small bowl. Gently slide your fingers under the chicken skin on the breasts and legs to loosen it. Scoop some of the herbed butter with a spoon; slide the spoon under the skin and hold the skin in place while you remove the spoon. Smooth the skin to distribute the butter. Repeat with the remaining butter.
• Squeeze a lemon half into the cavity of each chicken, then stuff the lemon half inside. Stuff 1/2 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 thyme sprig and 1/2 rosemary sprig into each chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with twine. Set a rack in a large roasting pan; put the chicken on the rack and roast 25 minutes. Toss the scallions, tomatoes, olive oil and a large pinch of salt in a bowl, then add to the roasting pan. Remove the twine from the chicken and continue roasting until the skin is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 170 degrees F, about 50 more minutes.
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables to platters and let rest about 10 minutes before carving.

ORANGE HERB ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour the chicken broth into a small roasting pan, and set aside.
• Loosen the skin from the breasts and thighs of the chicken. Stuff the butter pieces evenly underneath the skin of the chicken, and place into the roasting pan. Squeeze the orange halves over the chicken, and stuff the orange halves into the chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then rub in the minced garlic. Drizzle the melted butter all over the chicken, then lay the herb sprigs onto the breast and around the legs.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and baste the chicken with the pan juices. Continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 1 to 2 hours. Baste the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes after you uncover it. Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before slicing.

HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH BURNT ORANGE-BLACK PEPPER SAUCE &

Steps:

• Place herbs under the skin of the breast of the chicken.
• Rub the chicken with olive oil& marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Remove the chicken from the refrigerator& season with salt& pepper to taste.
• Place the chicken onto a rack& roast for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees& continue roasting another 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven& allow to rest.
• Place orange juice in a medium saucepan& cook over high heat until reduced to a thick caramelized syrup.
• Place chicken stock in another medium saucepan& cook until reduced by 3/4.
• Add the stock to the orange juice& cook for 5 minutes.
• Whisk in the butter& pepper.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Place all ingredients for the GREEN ONION POTATO PUREE, except for the mashed potatoes, in a food processor& process until smooth.
• Fold the puree into the mashed potatoes& adjust the salt& pepper to taste.