We found this recipe for Buttermilk Roast Chicken in the New York Times. One of the advantages of the way that the NYT publishes recipes is that people comment on the recipes. Many of the comments suggested putting Potatoes and Brussel Sprouts under the chicken while it is cooking. The chicken drippings season the vegetables as they crisp up in the very hot oven. The skin (which I know I shouldn't eat, but love) got exceptionally crispy. This is a very good and easy recipe. Note you need to start a couple of days before you cook the chicken so that the Buttermilk and herbs marinade can penetrate the meat. We used only chicken thighs.
Buttermilk Roast
Chicken
New York Times
Nigella
Lawson
Roast a chicken and you know you have a comfortable meal.
Alter that a little by butterflying the chicken, a surprisingly simple task that
can be carried out with a pair of kitchen scissors, and you have a quick dinner
that carries with it the casual air of barbecue, without the bother. Here,
buttermilk, which is usually associated with fried chicken, helps to tenderize
the chicken and conveys the aromatics: you really get the full value of the
rosemary, pepper and garlic. If you want to substitute maple syrup for the
honey, you can. Best of all, you can leave the marinating bird in the fridge
for up to two days; thus, it gets more tender and you know you have a dinner
that needs no more than to be popped into the oven.
Ingredients
1 4-pound chicken
2 cups buttermilk
¼ cup plus 2
tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic,
lightly crushed
1 tablespoon
crushed black peppercorns
1 tablespoon
Maldon or other sea salt
2 tablespoons
fresh rosemary leaves, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon
honey
1.
Butterfly chicken by placing breast side down
and using heavy-duty kitchen shears to cut along both sides of backbone.
Discard backbone, turn chicken over and open it like a book. Press gently to
flatten it.
2.
Place chicken in a large freezer bag. Add
buttermilk, 1/4 cup oil, garlic, peppercorns, salt, rosemary and honey. Seal
bag securely and refrigerate overnight or up to two days.
3.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Remove chicken from
marinade and place on a rack so excess can drip off. Line a roasting pan with
foil and place chicken in pan. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Roast
for 45 minutes, then reduce heat to 325 degrees. Continue roasting until well
browned and until juices run clear when chicken is pierced where leg joins
thigh,about another 20 minutes.
4.
Place chicken on a carving board and allow to
rest for 10 minutes before cutting into serving pieces. Place a portion on each
of four plates, and drizzle each serving with pan juices.
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