Pan Roasted Chicken Livers With Thyme And Schmaltz Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss together the chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic and za'atar, if using. Season well with salt and pepper. Place the shallots and the grapes on the sheet pan and gently toss with the remaining olive oil and season well with salt.
• Nestle the chicken skin-side up in between the shallots and grapes and lay the thyme sprigs on top of the mixture. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the shallots and grapes at the edges of the pan begin to soften and caramelize.
• Turn the oven to broil and move the oven rack to sit right below it. Remove and discard the thyme sprigs and broil the chicken for 1 to 2 minutes until the skin of the chicken is crispy and golden. Scatter with chopped thyme and season with flaky salt.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt 1 tablespoon butter.
• On a baking sheet, toss the potatoes with the melted butter, 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, salt, pepper, and 1/2 tablespoon thyme. Put them in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chopped bacon and cook for a few minutes. You don't want to over-crisp the bacon before you add the livers. If the bacon gets too crisp before the livers go in just take it out and lay on a paper towel to drain. Season the livers with salt, and pepper, and add to the pan. We are looking for a great dark sear on each side so let the livers cook about 3 minutes per side. Put the livers on one side of pan and the bacon on the other. After the livers are cooked, add the marmalade and the remaining thyme and give it a good toss or stir. Turn off the heat and let stand. While the livers are resting, in another saute pan add 1 tablespoon oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter. Put the pan over high heat and when the butter starts to brown, add the sliced Brussels sprouts and spread out across the entire pan. Cook for 2 minutes, add salt, and pepper, and toss like a pancake or simply stir them up. The edges will start to brown and you'll get a deep nutty crispness.
• Place the Brussels sprouts down on a plate and lay the livers on top and then flank it with the new potatoes.
• To make Citrus Marmalade:
• Heat a large pot over medium heat and stir in the grapefruit sections, grapefruit peel, sugar, wine, and rice wine vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 90 minutes or until it's nice and thick. Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender and quickly pulse. Do not fully puree it. Keep the mixture in a jar to use with meats or desserts.

Steps:

• Heat a 9-inch or larger cast-iron skillet over high heat for 1 minute. Have nearby a lid large enough to cover the pan, to extinguish a possible flare-up and protect you from momentary splattering.
• Season the livers with the kosher salt. Add the chicken fat to the pan, and then add the livers all at once, quickly spreading them out in one layer with tongs. Scatter the thyme around the livers (don't move them yet), pushing it down so that it cooks in the fat. If the livers are not cooking evenly, rotate the pan itself instead of moving the livers. Continue to cook over high heat for 2 minutes, until the edges of the livers are crispy and deep golden brown. Flip the livers over with tongs and cook for another 30 seconds to 1 minute for medium-rare. Transfer them to a warm platter along with the thyme, and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Steps:

• To caramelize the shallots (may be done early in day) heat oven to 375 F and melt 1/2 of the oil/butter in an ovenproof pan.
• Add shallots and toss to coat.
• Place uncovered pan in oven for 30 minutes, tossing once.
• Add wine and vinegar, continue roasting for another 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and place on stovetop.
• MAIN INSTRUCTIONS:.
• To the caramelized shallots, add stock and reduce to half.
• Season chicken to taste.
• Heat a heavy bottomed, oven proof pan over medium heat until it just begins to smoke.
• Add remaining oil/butter, add seasoned chicken skin side down and sear for 3 minutes to crisp skin.
• Place pan in oven for 15 minutes.
• Return to stovetop, turn breasts over and finish cooking (5 minutes).
• To serve:.
• Slice chicken in half on an angle and spoon shallots over top.
• Good with sweet or regular mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• Prepare sauce: Heat oven to 475 degrees. Toss tomatoes, olives, capers, and 2 tablespoons oil together in a bowl.
• Sear chicken: Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat until shimmering, about 1 minute. Add remaining tablespoon oil and heat until hot but not smoking. Place chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook until deep golden brown, about 4 minutes. Use tongs to flip chicken, then add tomato mixture to skillet.
• Roast: Transfer skillet to oven and roast chicken until cooked through and tomatoes have softened, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Serve: Transfer everything to a platter, or divide chicken among plates and spoon some tomato mixture over the top.