RUSTIC GREEK-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH SMASHED POTATOES
TV chefs are always telling you how wonderful their recipes are, so when Karen Martini of Australia's "Better Homes and Gardens" TV show said, "This will be the best roast chicken you've ever made!" I was sceptical. "Well, it looks pretty good, but I don't know about Roast Chicken without a nice rich gravy," I thought. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try. Now I can honestly say, "THIS WAS THE BEST ROAST CHICKEN I HAVE EVER MADE OR EATEN" - and boy I've eaten some roast chicken in my time! Now, I must confess to having amended Ms Martini's excellent recipe a bit. Her idea of 'rustic' is to just chop up all the garlic without peeling any of it, throw in the onion with the peel still on, and add the herbs still on their woody stalks. I wasn't keen on the idea of spitting out bits of papery garlic peel and burned bits of stalk as I ate, so I peeled most of the garlic and stripped some of the herbs from their stalks before adding them to the chicken. If you want to be authentically rustic, by all means, just whack everything in with no preparation - it will certainly save a lot of time. The other change I made to the recipe was that I boosted up the sauce a bit. I like LOTS of sauce, and although the chicken yielded a good amount when it was cut, I wanted lashings, so I topped it up with some chicken stock and another good squeeze of lemon juice. Again, whether you do this is entirely up to you. All I can promise is that if you make this chicken the way I did, it should be the best roast chicken you've ever had. Oh, and by the way, although it's wonderfully flavoursome and succulent served hot - it's almost better cold because the garlicky lemony flavour seems to come out even more! Did I mention I love this recipe? Oh, shut up, Kooka and tell the people how to make it!
Provided by Kookaburra
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Start by preparing the potatoes. This can be done well in advance. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add the potatoes, whole and unpeeled and boil, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until very soft. Remove potatoes from the water to a plate until needed. It doesn't matter if they get cold.
- Now, divide each bunch of herbs roughly into four: one quarter to go between the skin and the breast; one quarter to go in the cavity; one quarter to scatter over the chicken; and one quarter reserved for garnish. Strip the leaves from one quarter of the oregano and one quarter of the thyme discarding any woody stalks. Leave the remaining herbs intact.
- Now, wash the cavity of the chicken with cold running water and dry the chicken very well, inside and out, with paper towels. Using a pair of kitchen shears or a sharp pair of scissors, trim the wing tips from the chicken as these will burn at the high temperature you're going to cook at.
- Preheat your oven to 240C or 230C fan-forced and make sure there's a rack in the centre, or just below the centre and plenty of room above for the chicken.
- Place the chicken on a plate and, carefully, working from the neck end, slip your finger between the skin and the flesh on the right breast of the chicken, breaking through the membrane and separating the skin from the flesh, being careful not to pierce the skin with your fingernail. Try to wriggle your finger down near the drumstick and separate some of the skin from it too. Repeat for the left breast.
- In a bowl, roughly mix together the butter cubes, the herb leaves you've stripped from their stalks, and the chopped, peeled garlic.
- Using your fingers, push this mixture carefully into the pockets you've formed between the skin and the flesh of the chicken breasts and, if possible, a little way down towards the drumsticks. It doesn't matter if a bit falls out, you can just shove that into the cavity later.
- Put the chopped, unpeeled garlic and one, 'one-quarter' bunch each of the oregano and thyme into the cavity of the chicken. You should now have two bunches each of the oregano and thyme left, and one bulb of unpeeled garlic cloves.
- If using a large lemon, cut in half and squeeze the juice from one half only. If using two small lemons, squeeze one whole lemon. Drizzle the lemon juice over the top of the chicken, and place the squeezed portion/s of the lemon into the cavity.
- Thinly slice the unsqueezed large lemon half, or whole small lemon, and set slices aside.
- Line a large baking pan with silicone (baking) paper. (Be sure to use a pan that will withstand a high heat. Non-stick pans are probably not suitable for this as you may ruin the coating.) Lining the pan is optional, but it makes washing up a lot easier and stops stuff from sticking.
- Place the sliced onion in the base of the pan and place the chicken on top.
- Now, arrange the lemon slices over the top of the chicken, and scatter the unpeeled garlic cloves over the top, being sure to tuck some of the garlic and the lemon slices down between the breast and the leg.
- Sprinkle generously with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
- Now, take the potatoes you cooked earlier and, using a potato masher, push down on each one gently until the skin splits and the potato inside breaks up a bit. Don't worry if they fall apart a little bit. It's supposed to look rustic! They should look squashed but not flattened.
- Now, arrange the potatoes around the chicken in the baking pan and sprinkle them with salt and pepper, then drizzle the potatoes and the chicken generously with olive oil. By all means use extra virgin olive oil if you like it, but it's not essential, ordinary olive oil will do.
- Finally, scatter the remaining herbs over the chicken and the potatoes.
- Spoon four tablespoons of water into the baking pan then place it into the pre-heated oven on the centre shelf.
- Roast for at 240C or 230C fan-forced, for about 50 minutes to 1 hour or until the chicken is cooked.
- Remove chicken from oven and place on a plate to rest for 10 minutes.
- If potatoes are not quite crisp enough, place them in another pan and return to the oven while you prepare the sauce.
- Now, pick out any obviously burned bits or herb stalks from the baking pan, as well as the onion rings and any bits of lemon that have fallen off the chicken. Discard these bits.
- Using the back of a teaspoon, squash any unpeeled garlic cloves which are still soft and extract the soft garlic pulp from inside and discard the papery bits. Transfer the garlic pulp to a heat proof jug.
- Now, pour the drippings from the pan into the same jug. Don't worry if you haven't got a lot of liquid at this stage, you'll get quite a bit when you cut the chicken.
- Add the chicken stock to the jug.
- Allow this mixture to stand for a few minutes then skim or spoon the excess oil off the top.
- Now, check the potatoes if they're still in the oven and remove if ready, or leave them there if you want them even crispier.
- Now, dust off any burned bits of lemon, garlic or herbs on top of the chicken, divide the chicken into serving portions and pour off any liquid into the jug.
- Add extra lemon-juice, salt and pepper to the jug to taste.
- Heat the sauce in the jug in the microwave until hot.
- Serve chicken, drizzled generously with the hot lemony, garlicky sauce, along with the crispy smashed potatoes and garnish with the reserved herbs.
- A Greek Salad is a perfect accompaniment to this meal.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.7, Fat 23, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 90.3, Sodium 195.3, Carbohydrate 34.9, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 3.3, Protein 22.1
ROASTED GREEK STYLE CHICKEN
Sometimes simplicity produces the best flavor. The preparation time does not include the 1 hour marinade time. Marinade in the fridge.
Provided by Bergy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Marinate the chicken in the oil, lemon juice & oregano for an hour.
- Rub some of the marinade inside the bird.
- Bake at 375 for 1 hour or until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 977.4, Fat 78.3, SaturatedFat 18.4, Cholesterol 255.2, Sodium 239.1, Carbohydrate 2.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 63.4
GREEK ROASTED CHICKEN AND POTATOES
You'll find this meal is a nice one to prepare for company or to serve your family for Sunday dinner. All you need with it is tossed salad and some crusty French bread. -Pella Visnick, Dallas, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h10m
Yield 8-10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and half of the oregano. Arrange potatoes around chicken; sprinkle with salt, pepper and remaining oregano. Pour butter and lemon juice over chicken and potatoes. Add chicken broth to pan., Bake, uncovered, 2-2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 170°, basting frequently with pan drippings. , Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. If desired, skim fat and thicken pan drippings for gravy. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425 calories, Fat 24g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 120mg cholesterol, Sodium 214mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 36g protein.
GREEK-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN
This easy Greek recipe with potatoes, olives and feta can be made in one pot - use skin-on thighs for the most succulent roast chicken
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the potatoes in a roasting tin and drizzle with half the oil. Sit the chicken thighs on top, drizzle over the remaining oil and season. Roast in the oven for 30 mins.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, olives, oregano leaves and feta, then drizzle with the red wine vinegar. Return to the oven for another 25-30 mins until the chicken is cooked through and golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 574 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 32 grams protein, Sodium 3.5 milligram of sodium
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