Scarborough Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Brown chicken and garlic in a small amount oil in a large frying pan.
• Sprinkle herbs, onion salt and pepper on top of chicken.
• Pour wine over chicken and herbs.
• Wash and cut lemon in half.
• Squeeze the lemon over the chicken, being careful not to get any seeds into the sauce; add squeezed lemon to the chicken, wine and herbs.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes until the chicken is tender and no longer pink; remove lemon halves and discard.
• Serve chicken with a wild rice mixture, spooning the liquid over the the rice.

Steps:

• Place the cooking rack about 6 inches from the bottom of the oven, and preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets, and any feathers or extra fat; rinse the chicken inside and out with cold running water and pat dry.
• Generously salt and pepper the chicken, inside and out.
• Stuff the cavity with sprigs of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, and the quartered lemon.
• Place chicken breast side up into a large Dutch oven or Le Creuset pan, tucking legs together (tie legs together with string, if necessary) and tucking the wing tips under the body of the chicken.
• Brush outside of chicken with melted butter, drizzle with wine, and sprinkle generously with additional salt and pepper.
• Roast the chicken for about 45 minutes, or until chicken is nicely browned.
• When chicken has browned, cover loosely with aluminum foil and continue to roast for an additional 25-35 minutes, or until juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh.
• Remove chicken from oven to a platter and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 15 minutes.
• Before serving, remove the herb stuffing from inside the bird, discard.
• Make a gravy from the drippings if desired, and serve with slices of roast chicken, stuffing, seasonal veggies, and mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Loosen the skin on the chicken breasts. Slide some of the sliced garlic clove under the skin of each chicken breast. Place the chicken in the baking pan.
• 2. Slice the lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the chicken. Sprinkle the remaining garlic and herbs over the chicken. Don't forget the salt and pepper.
• 3. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, let rest 5 minutes. Serves 4. If you use the split chicken breasts, allow extra baking time.
• 4. Notes: you can add sliced mushrooms or onions if you'd like. If you want the chicken to cook quicker, you can pound the breasts to flatten them. If you use a skinless chicken breast for this recipe, I recommend covering the baking pan to seal in the juices. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Bring water and bouillon to a boil, add all other ingredients and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until barley is tender.

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in large frying pan and saute chicken pieces til lightly browned. Remove chicken from pan and let pan cool a bit. Then add the soup and whisk in the water as the pan heats up again. Add the spices and bring to a boil. Lower heat and add green onions, stirring occasionally.
• 2. Place dry rice in large casserole dish and pour soup mixture over and stir to moisten rice. Place chicken pieces over soup/rice mix and bake, covered for 45 minutes.
• 3. Bake at 375*

Steps:

• To prepare chicken: Use a whole breast (1/2 breast per person) with the back removed, split lengthwise at the breast bone.
• Remove skin, salt and pepper each piece.
• Place in a large bowl.
• Add 2 cups buttermilk to tenderize for about an hour.
• In a black iron skillet on the stovetop, over medium heat, melt 1/2 stick of butter.
• Add onions, garlic and bacon; cook just until onions are translucent about 7 minutes.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Place buttermilk-coated pieces of chicken in hot skillet to quickly get some color.
• Remove and repeat with the remaining chicken.
• Cook just until pieces have a nice golden brown color, approximately 5 minutes; remove and set aside.
• Add wine (sherry) to deglaze the brown bits of chicken flavors from the pan, stirring to loosen.
• Let this cook for 5 minutes to burn off the alcohol.
• Add onion mixture, parsley, sage, rosemary.
• Stir in cream cheese.
• Dissolve flour in 1/4 cup of water; add to the sauce.
• Cook until just slightly thickened.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange the chicken pieces in a 16" roasting dish and pour the sauce over the chicken.
• Cover with aluminum foil and cook in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• It makes an amazing sauce to serve over rice.
• **You can substitute the wine or sherry with either apple or orange juice, add slivered almonds or mushrooms for diversity.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pull out a 9x13 baking pan. You can roast the chicken on a rack or straight in the pan. Either way works fine. Chef's choice.
• 2. In a small bowl, mix the sage, rosemary, thyme, and parsley. Add the salt and pepper. Mix well. Measure out 2 tsp. of spice mixture into another small bowl. (You should have 2 small bowls of spice mixture.)
• 3. Take one of the small bowls of spices and cream in the 2 T butter with a fork. Blend well.
• 4. Peel and slice the garlic. Slice the lemon in half and set aside.
• 5. Prep the chicken. Remove the extras, the liver, heart and gizzards. Trim off the extra fat pieces near the bottom. Place the chicken in the pan. Now, loosen the skin over the breasts and legs. You can slide your fingers in under the skin or use a wooden spoon.
• 6. Place half of the sliced garlic in the cavity of the chicken. Slide the rest of the sliced garlic under the chicken skin, spreading it over the breasts and legs.
• 7. Using your fingers, spread the herb/butter under the skin. You can use a spoon or knife, but be careful not to puncture the skin.
• 8. Squeeze half of the lemon over the chicken. Squeeze the other half into the cavity of the chicken. Put 1 tsp. of the spice mixture into the chicken cavity. Tuck the used lemon halves into the chicken cavity. Sprinkle the remaining spice mixture over the chicken.
• 9. Place the chicken in the preheated oven. Roast for 1 &1/2 to 2 hours. Check the chicken at 90 minutes to see if it is done. If the chicken isn't done, put it back in the oven for another 30 minutes.If the leg joints move loosely, that's a good sign. Or you can use a meat thermometer. The chicken should register 165 degrees. Let the chicken rest for ten minutes. Enjoy!
• 10. Notes: I usually buy fryers, not roasters. When I prep a chicken, I remove the wrapper, then rinse the chicken off with water and pat it dry with a paper towel. You can cook the chicken liver, heart and gizzards if you like. Fresh lemon juice is the best. Reconstituted will work but fresh is best.