Roast Chicken With Whole Garlic Bay White Wine Recipes

SARASOTA'S ROASTED WHOLE CHICKEN WITH A WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare -- Clean the chicken, rinse and pat dry. Add 1/2 the salt and pepper into the cavity along with the orange, lemon, onion and garlic.
• Mix the olive oil, butter, remaining salt and pepper along with the parsley and cayenne pepper. Brush this all over the chicken.
• I tuck the wings under the chicken and set in a roasting pan on my cut thick onion slices, or celery, or even carrots. If you don't want to use a natural vegetable rack you can use just of baking rack but I just love the flavor the vegetables give the gravy. I do not like to truss or tie my legs together. To me they get done more evenly when not tied.
• Time to bake -- Now I like to add 1 cup chicken broth or you can just use water in the bottom of the pan. It gives a little moisture along with the dripping from the chicken. Heat the oven to 450 degrees and cook the chicken uncovered for about 20 minutes. Reduce to 375 and cook for another 40-60 minutes depending on the size of your chicken. I always remove when the internal temperature reaches 170-175 and the juices will run clear when you stick a knife or fork in the thigh.
• Resting -- Make sure you remove from the pan to a plate and cover with foil. Let rest at least 15 minutes. Temperature will rise to 180 easily.
• Gravy -- First remove most of the grease from the drippings, just use a tablespoon, there shouldn't be too much. Then put the pan on the stove top and on medium heat, deglaze the pan with white wine about 1 cup and scrape up all the drippings. At this point, I still keep all the vegetables I used as the rack still in the pan. Then I add 2 cups of chicken broth and let it reduce 5 or so minutes as the chicken continues to rest.
• I finish by adding a teaspoon of butter and then thickening just a bit with corn starch mixed with just a little water (a slurry) just lightly, I don't want it too thick, and then strain the gravy. I then add a little parsley right at the end (optional). And drizzle over the cut up roasted chicken. It is perfection.

PAN ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, GARLIC, AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Put butter and oil in a saute pan, turn on the heat to medium high. When butter is melted and begins to brown put in chicken skin side down.
• Brown both sides of the chicken and then add the garlic and rosemary.
• Cook until garlic begins to color, add salt, pepper and the wine.
• Let simmer for 30 seconds then lower heat to cook at a slow simmer.
• Partially cover pan.
• Cook until the meat begins to pull away from the bone.
• Transfer chicken to a warm serving platter.
• Remove garlic from the pan.
• Turn heat to high and boil while loosening the cooking residue. Pour pan juices over the chicken and serve.

POT ROAST CHICKEN IN GARLIC, WHITE WINE & PARSLEY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 300°F Cook the shallots and garlic in a large casserole with 1 tbsp butter until softened. Add the pancetta and cook until the shallots begin to caramelize.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tbsp of butter in a large deep frying pan and brown the chicken on all sides, then put it into the casserole, on top of the shallots. Pour the brandy into the hot frying pan and allow to bubble up, stirring and scraping. Put a lighted match to the brandy and stand back while it flames up.
• When the flames have subsided, add the wine and bring to the boil, then pour the liquid over the chicken.
• Add the stock and tuck in the bouquet garni. Cover and cook for 1 hour, or until cooked through.
• Remove the chicken from the casserole, cut into 8 portions and keep warm.
• Simmer the cooking liquor until reduced by two thirds, then add the cream and parsley.
• Return the chicken to the pan to heat through. Serve in deep bowls with mashed potato.