Roast Chicken With Balsamic Vinegar And Sage Recipes

BALSAMIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Place onions in a roasting pan; place chicken over onions, breast side up. , Pat chicken dry. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub rosemary mixture under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together., Mix wine and vinegar; pour over chicken. Roast 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.), Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Transfer onion and pan drippings to a small bowl; skim fat. Remove and discard skin from chicken before serving. Serve with onion sauce.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND HERBS

Steps:

• Marinate The Night Before:.
• Rinse and trim the chicken. Salt and pepper chicken pieces on both sides. Lay the pieces flat, skin side up, in a glass baking dish and sprinkle with the fresh garlic, herbs, and onion. Pour vinegar and oil over the chicken, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Turn the pieces once or twice while in the marinade.
• To Bake:.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut the potatoes 1 inch cubes for roasting. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper, coat them with olive oil. Set them aside.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, reserving the liquid. Strain the marinade through a fine sieve.
• Reserve the liquid for making the gravy.
• Put the potatoes on the bottom of a large roasting pan and place the chicken pieces skin side down on top of the potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes. Turn chicken skin side up and roast for an additional 45 minutes. The chicken will be golden brown with a crispy skin.
• Remove chicken to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Turn oven temperature up to 450 degees.
• Continue to roast the potatoes in the pan for 15 -20 minutes until they are soft in the center when tested with a fork. Add the potatoes to the chicken platter. Cover with foil and keep warm.
• Transfer the roasting pan to a burner on medium high heat. Deglaze the pan with the strained chicken marinade, loosening any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Mix the cornstarch with the cold water until it is smooth and add to the sauce in the pan stirring well. Boil for 2-3 minutes, or until thickened . Ladle some of the sauce over the chicken and potatoes and place the extra sauce in a gravy boat. The masterpiece is ready to be served.
• For an alternative way to thicken the sauce make a paste with 2 tablespoons of soften butter and 1 ½ TBSP of flour. Add it to the boiling sauce instead of the corn starch paste. Why should you do it? " because some time you feel like a nut, and sometime you don't !".

ROAST CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Rinse chicken; pat dry. Tuck wings behind the back.
• Using your fingers, gently loosen the skin on the breast and legs, being careful not to tear the skin.Insert a few of the sage leaves and some of the garlic under the skin, distributing them evenly.
• Pat the skin firmly back in place.Tuck the remaining sage leaves and garlic into the cavity.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper (to taste).
• Rub some of the mixture over the bird, and pour the remainder inside the cavity.
• Cross the drumsticks and, using kitchen string, tie the legs together.
• Place the chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.
• Roast the chicken basting occasionally with the pan drippings, about 1 1/2 hours or 170°F.
• Serve carved chicken on a warmed platter with pan juices poured over it.