We found a new recipe for Green Goddess Chicken in the New
York Times. We were very surprised by the idea. It turns out it is a great
recipe. We started with a Tomato Salad and then had the Chicken with Cous-Cous.
I subsequently had chicken sandwiches for lunch and we made a great Chicken Cobb
Salad. We will definitely make this new to us recipe again.
Green
Goddess Roasted Chicken
New
York Times
Green
Goddess dressing — a creamy, piquant blend of herbs, garlic and anchovies — is
good to eat on salad. And it’s wonderful as a dipping sauce for vegetables. But
its best use may be as a marinade for roast chicken. The mild chicken absorbs
all the zippy flavors of the dressing, to emerge from the oven fragrant and
golden, flecked with green. To intensify the herbal flavor, some of the green
goddess mixture is set aside to use as a sauce. You could even pour a little on
a salad or some vegetables on the side, and enjoy the best of all the Green
Goddess variations in one savory bite.
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups buttermilk
or plain yogurt
1 cup packed
basil leaves
¼ cup packed chives
2 garlic cloves,
peeled
2 anchovy fillets
(optional)
1 scallion, white
and green parts
Finely grated zest and juice
of 1 lime
2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (4- to 5-pound) chicken,
halved through the breast and back bones, patted dry with paper towels
1 to 2 TBL extra-virgin
olive oil, for drizzling
PREPARATION
1.
In a blender, purée buttermilk, basil, chives, garlic, anchovies (if
using), scallion, lime zest and juice, salt and pepper until smooth.
2.
Put chicken halves in a bowl or large heavy-duty resealable plastic bag
and cover with three-quarters of the Green Goddess marinade. (Save the rest to
serve as a sauce.) Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
3. Heat oven to 500 degrees.
Remove chicken from the marinade, shaking off as much liquid as possible, and
lay the halves on a rimmed baking sheet. (Discard the used marinade.) Pat
chicken tops dry with paper towels and drizzle with oil. Roast until cooked
through, about 30 to 45 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving, with
some of the reserved sauce if you like.
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