Medieval Roasted Chicken Recipes

MEDIEVAL CHICKEN WITH WHOLE GARLIC CLOVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 230C/450F/Gas 8.
• Soak the saffron in a little of the wine. Rub the chicken all over with the pepper and cinnamon and place the chicken in an ovenproof dish.
• Cut the tops off the garlic bulbs so you can see the cloves and arrange them around the chicken with the ginger. Pour a little olive oil into the garlic bulbs and pour the saffron and remaining wine around the chicken. Season the chicken with salt and place in the oven.
• Roast for 20 minutes then lower the oven temperature to 170C/325F/Gas 3 and cook for another 40 minutes, or until the juices run clear and the chicken is cooked through. Baste the chicken and garlic regularly during cooking.

MEDIEVAL CHICKEN IN A CLAY ROASTER

Steps:

• Soak the clay pot according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Spatchcock the chicken, making sure to remove the keel bone and breast cartilage, but not cutting the bird into halves. Rinse.
• Season the chicken inside and out to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Combine the softened butter and the minced garlic. The amount of garlic should be adjusted based upon your preference.
• Using your fingers, spread the garlic butter between the meat and the skin of the breast and leg meat.
• Wrap the chicken around the quartered onions and fresh rosemary and place in the prepared clay pot.
• Pour the white wine and the orange juice over the prepared bird, allowing the excess liquid to pool at the bottom of the pot.
• Place covered clay pot in COLD oven and turn the heat on to 450 degrees. Bake until the chicken is cooked (use an oven thermometer) through, checking often after the one hour mark. The time will vary based upon the size of the bird(s). (In our oven, baking time is typically between 75 and 90 minutes.).
• As the bird gets close to being done, take the cover off the pot and allow it to brown.
• Allow the chicken or hens to cool for 10 minutes in the pot with the juices after removing from the oven. Collect the juices and skim off as much fat as possible.
• Cut up and serve the bird with some of the lovely skimmed juice on the side. Thicken it if you want, but we like it just as is.

MEDIEVAL TIMES POTATOES COPYCAT

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes thoroughly with a vegetable brush.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
• In an baking pan, combine melted butter and seasonings.
• Place potatoes, cut side down, in butter mixture.
• Bake in a 450°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender.