Crockpot Roasted Chicken Poulet Roti A Recipe Inspired By Che

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the thyme, rosemary, minced garlic, pepper, salt and olive oil. With your hands, completely cover the chicken with the herb mixture. Get your fingers under the skin on the breast and add it there too.
• Roll up 3 or 4 pieces of tin foil into 3" balls and place in the bottom of the crock pot. Place chicken on top of foil balls and set crock pot to low. This ensures that the chicken cooks evenly and the juice drips off. Cook for 5 - 6 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Remove chicken from pot and place in an ovenproof dish. Place chicken under the broiler in the oven until the skin is nicely browned. Remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour all juices from the crock pot into a small saucepan. Add enough chicken stock to make approximately 2 cups total.
• Mix cornstarch into cold water and whisk together. Pour cornstarch mixture into the drippings and whisk well. Turn burner heat to medium and, stirring occasionally, bring to a low boil and remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut chicken and serve with gravy.

Steps:

• Clean and dry the chicken.
• Starting at the neck cavity, carefully loosen skin from the breast with you fingers.
• Insert 2-3 garlic pieces and 2 springs of rosemary under the breast skin at the edge of the wings.
• Continue pulling skin and insert 2 rosemary sprigs and 2 garlic pieces under drumstick skin.
• Make a small slit in skin on each wing.
• Insert a garlic piece and a rosemary sprig into each.
• Insert 2 garlic pieces and 2 rosemary sprigs in body cavity, then tie the legs together Place the chicken, breast down in a large slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours or until juices are clear when thick part of chicken is pierced with a knife. Remove chicken from slow cooker and discard garlic and rosemary.
• Cut chicken and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Wash the chicken and pat it dry with paper towels.
• Save the neck and gizzards, except for the liver.
• Salt and pepper the chicken evenly and sprinkle salt and pepper in the cavity.
• Soak the dried porcini in 2 cups of very hot water for 20 minute Drain them, saving the soaking water.
• Saute the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of the butter for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Fill the cavity of the chicken with the sauteed mushrooms.
• Truss the chicken and rub it with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Place the chicken, breast side down, in a heavy, shallow casserole and roast for about 20 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees, turn the chicken on its side and roast another 15 minutes.
• Turn the chicken on its other side, roast another fifteen minutes, then turn the chicken breast side up, and finsh roasting for a total of about 1 1/4 hours ( skin should be golden and crisp, leg should move easily in its socket, and any juices should run clear)basting often (at least each time you turn it).
• Meanwhile, put the gizzards and neck in a small pot with 1/2 cup water and the mushroom liquid, strained through a fine sieve.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes until the liquid is reduced to 1 1/4 cups.
• Pour the liquid through a strainer and discard the gizzards and neck.
• Remove chicken from the oven, untruss, and put on a platter.
• Scoop the mushrooms out of the chicken and put them in the roasting pan with the reduced mushroom juices and the port if you are using it. Reduce by one third.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and whisk in 2 tablespoons cold butter until the sauce emulsifies.
• Cut the chicken as desired and cover with the wild mushroom sauce.

Steps:

• Place carrots and onion in a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix garlic and oil. In another bowl, mix dry seasonings., Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken breast; rub garlic mixture under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. , Place chicken in slow cooker over carrots and onions, breast side up; sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads at least 170°., Remove chicken from slow cooker; tent with foil. Discard vegetables. Let chicken stand 15 minutes before carving., Freeze option: Cool chicken pieces and any juices. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or a large kettle put the chicken, stock, salt, thyme, and bay leaf, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the onions and carrots continue to simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove 2 cups (500 ml) of liquid. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan, add the flour and cook for 2 minutes over low heat, (do not brown it). Slowly add the 2 cups of liquid stirring until thicken.
• Whisk the lemon juice in the egg yolks. Blend into the sauce. Reheat but do not boil the sauce as this will curdle the eggs. Blend the sauce with the chicken. Stir in the cayenne. Pour into a serving bowl.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve over noodles or rice.

Steps:

• In a large ziploc bag, place chicken, dressing and lemon juice. Refrigerate overnight.
• Place chicken in crock pot, discard leftover marinade. Mix all spices and sprinkle over all sides of chicken.
• Set on low and cook for 6 hours. Drain juice and chicken will pull easily apart.
• Serve with rice or potatoes and a salad or vegetable and some crusty bread.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Rinse and pat chicken dry.
• If your chicken has a neck and giblets, put them in a small pot, cover with water and a little onion (dry onion or powder work too) and carrots if you have them and a little the same herbs used in the chicken, bring to a boil and then simmer for about an hour, strain this and use for your gravy for extra flavor - you can also cook in canned low sodium chicken broth, for more flavor.
• Mix together all your herbs and spices, rub together with your fingers or if you have a mortar and pestle, grind them a few times to blend.
• Gently lift the skin from either side of the breast and using your finger push some of the herb mix under each side.
• Turn over the chicken and make a small slit behind each thigh and push some herb mix under the thigh skin (this step is optional, but it makes the thighs extra tasty).
• Place you chicken in a roasting pan that has been sprayed or lightly oiled, if roasting a single chicken, a cast iron frying pan is perfect for this.
• If using the olive, rub or drizzle over the chicken then, rub or sprinkle extra herb mix all over the outside of the chicken (do this even without the oil, a little extra salt and pepper in the cavity is also a good thing.
• You have 2 options, #1 - turn the chicken breast side down on a rack that has also been sprayed or oiled, half way through cooking turn breast up; #2 - cook the entire time breast up, the breast skin usually tears for me so I do #2, but #1 can make the breast meat a little moister.
• Roast for 1- 11/2 hours or until chicken register 180 degrees on your meat thermometer (if you use a larger chicken adjust time accordingly), be sure and poke a thick part of the chicken meat and don't get too near the bone. Length of time will vary with chicken size.
• Check chicken at an hour, herbs and spice on top are getting too dark loosely tent top with a piece of foil (spray first).
• When done, place chicken on platter and let rest for 5- 10 minutes while you make the gravy. Drain off excess fat and make your gravy.
• NOTE: Some people like to tie the legs together with kitchen twine, it does look nicer but I never bother.
• I've been know to roast chicken anywhere from 375-450 degrees, 400- 425 is my norm, I decide what to use based on my schedule of when I need to put it in the oven. Lower temp mean slightly longer cooking time.

Steps:

• Crumple three pieces of aluminum foil and place in the middle of your slow cooker.
• Add wine, garlic, onion, celery and carrot.
• Place chicken on top of aluminum foil. (You may have to push the chicken down a bit so it'll all fit in there!).
• Sprinkle chicken with herbs, salt and pepper.
• Set slow cooker to high and cook for 1/2 hour per pound.
• When ready, stick a meat thermometer into leg to ensure it is done. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan and set oven to 500º Fahrenheit.
• Roast for 8-10 minutes, or until skin is golden brown.
• Serve with roast root vegetables, mashed potatoes, or anything else you'd like!
• The best part of this recipe? After your done cooking everything, you'll have a considerable amount of jus left over from the chicken. Whisk it with some cornstarch for a truly delicious gravy, or save it in your fridge or freezer for at-the-ready soup stock when you need it in a pinch. (It's so much better than bouillon.).