Crisp Oven Roasted Chicken With Rosemary Potatoes Recipes

BAKED ROSEMARY CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190.5 degrees C).
• Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl.
• Place the chicken skin side up into large baking dish and scatter potatoes around it.
• Bake, uncovered for 1 hour, until chicken is crispy and cooked through.

CRISP-SKINNED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cook potatoes in salted boiling water until tender, 11 to 13 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to pot, and shake over low heat to dry and fluff. Coat with oil, and season with salt.
• Mix together 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the cornstarch. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Rub skin with butter, and season with salt mixture. Stuff some rosemary into cavity. Pile remaining rosemary on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Place chicken, breast side up, on rosemary, and tuck wings under. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Scatter potatoes around chicken. Roast for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and flip potatoes. Return to oven, rotating sheet. Roast until chicken juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh reaches 165 degrees, about 30 minutes more. Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving. If potatoes aren't golden, toss with rosemary, and return to oven.

ROSEMARY ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut the potatoes in half or quarters and place in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary; toss until the potatoes are well coated. Dump the potatoes on a baking sheet and spread out into 1 layer; roast in the oven for at least 1 hour, or until browned and crisp. Flip twice with a spatula during cooking to ensure even browning.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven, season to taste, and serve.

CRISPY ROSEMARY CHICKEN AND FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken and potatoes into a large bowl. Pour olive oil over them, and stir to coat. Scatter the chicken and potato pieces in a large baking dish, or cookie sheet with sides. Sprinkle with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, uncovered. Baste during the last 15 minutes for extra crispness.

LEMON & ROSEMARY ROAST CHICKEN WITH CRISPY POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cut the potatoes into 2 mouthful-sized chunks and put in a large pan of salted water. Bring to the boil, cook for 5 mins, then drain. Meanwhile, place the olive oil in a really large, sturdy roasting tin and heat for 5 mins. Tip the potatoes in and cook for 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, peel the zest from the lemon (a vegetable peeler is great for this) and slice it finely. Mix it with the sea salt. Place the chicken on a board with the legs pointing towards you, and undo any string tied around. Lift up the skin around the cavity and work your fingers under the skin over the breast and legs, easing it away from the flesh. Push the salty shreds of lemon rind under the skin, spreading it as evenly as possible, followed by four sprigs of rosemary, one on each leg and one on each breast. Then put one sprig inside the bird along with the peeled lemon.
• Take the tin out of the oven, give the potatoes a good shake, and then arrange them so you can fit a rack over the roasting tin. Then place the chicken upside down on the rack and roast for 20 mins. Turn the chicken over and turn potatoes, coating them in the fat that's run off the bird. Return to the oven and roast for another 20 mins, then turn the potatoes again and cook for another 20-30 mins, until the chicken juices run clear.
• Remove the roasting tin from the oven and put the chicken on a serving platter, covering it with foil to keep it warm. Leave to rest for 20 mins. Meanwhile, scoop the potatoes into an ovenproof dish and return to the oven to finish crisping up. Pour away the fat from the roasting tin, then put the tin on the hob over a low to medium heat. Add half the stock, then bring to simmering point, stirring and scraping up the brown residue. Boil, reducing until darker and syrupy. Add the rest of the stock, and bring to simmering point again, bubbling to reduce it. Taste and adjust seasoning. Pour through a sieve into a warmed gravy jug.
• Pile the potatoes around the chicken, and garnish with remaining rosemary sprigs. Serve with gravy and braised lettuce.
• Freezing: Freeze the chicken at the end of step 2, for up to a month. Defrost thoroughly before continuing with the recipe.

LEMON-GARLIC-ROSEMARY BAKED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED FINGER POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Rinse chicken under cold water then pat dry with paper towels. Rinse finger potatoes and sit aside.
• Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Smear softened butter over entire chicken. Place breast side up in 13 x 9 inch (or larger) baking dish.
• Insert 1/2 lemon into cavity along with 2 sprigs fresh rosemary and half head of garlic. Remove leaves off remaining sprigs of rosemary and sprinkle on top of chicken. Discard stems. Cover chicken with strips of bacon.
• In gallon size storage bag add finger potatoes, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and shake well to coat. Pour potatoes around chicken.
• Cut the remaining 1 1/2 lemons into wedges and the remaining 2 garlic heads in half. Place lemon wedges and garlic halves around the chicken on top of the potatoes. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour uncovered.
• Remove chicken from oven and remove bacon. Set bacon aside and return chicken to oven for an additional 30 minutes. While chicken is in the oven dice the bacon where it's completely cooked discarding the places on each piece where it's still raw and set aside. After 30 minutes check the chicken. Don't let the golden color of the chicken fool you into thinking it's done. Test chicken where the thigh meets the breast and see if the juices run clear. Remove chicken, garlic and lemon from baking dish to a large platter and tent with foil. Remove potatoes to a covered serving dish and keep warm.
• While chicken is resting take 4 tablespoons of the pan drippings and place in saucepan. Add chicken broth and diced bacon and bring to a boil on medium high heat. Reduce by half (approx 6-8 minutes). If you need to thicken the gravy use the corn starch and ice cold water mixed together to make a slurry and add a little at a time checking for desired consistency.
• Remove foil tent and slice chicken. Place on platter with roasted lemons and garlic heads. The garlic is soft and makes a nice spread to place on buttered crusty bread. Pour gravy into gravy boat (or bowl) and serve along side chicken and potatoes.