Chez Louis Roast Chicken Recipe

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Servings: 4

Ingredients

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  • 12 whl garlic cloves roasted
  • 2 x chickens - (3 to 3 1/2 lbs ea) cleaned weight
  • 10 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 10 Tbsp. corn, peanut or possibly vegetable oil
  • 1 lrg fresh garlic head cut crosswise through the center
  • 6 sprg fresh rosemary (or possibly 1 tspn dry rosemary)
  • 12 sprg fresh thyme (or possibly 1 tspn dry thyme)
  • 4 tsp red wine vinegar plus
  • 1/4 c. white wine
  • 2 c. fresh or possibly canned chicken broth Salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsp. butter

Directions

  1. To roast the garlic, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Break the garlic into individual unpeeled cloves, season with salt and pepper and 1 tsp. of extra virgin olive oil. Place the garlic in a heat-proof baking dish and place in the oven. Bake 25 min and set aside.
  2. Put chickens in a large bowl and add in extra virgin olive oil, corn oil, split head of garlic, rosemary and half the thyme sprigs. Cover and chill. Let stand turning occasionally, for 24 hrs. When ready to cook, scrape the herbs from the chickens, season with salt and pepper. It is not necessary to truss them.
  3. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Heat a heavy skillet large sufficient to hold the chickens in one layer without crowding, or possibly use 2 skillets. Place the chickens in the skillet(s) breast-side down. Cook till the breasts are nicely browned, about 4 to 5 min. Turn the chickens to the opposite side and then on their backs. Brown each part of the chickens as they are turned. Place the chickens in the oven and bake for 30 min.
  4. Remove the chickens from the skillet and pour off the fat. Add in the wine and vinegar (if 2 skillets are used, use half the remaining ingredients for each skillet), the broth, the roasted garlic cloves, the remaining thyme sprigs tied in a bundle and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and cook for about 2 min. Swirl in the butter, stirring, and add in any liquid which may flow from the inside of each chicken.
  5. Carve the chickens and arrange on dinner plates. Garnish each serving with thyme sprigs and roasted garlic cloves. Spoon the sauce over and serve.
  6. This recipe yields 4 to 8 servings.
  7. Comments: For a wood smoke flavor to the roast chicken - place a roasting pan on top of your stove burner. Add in 1 c. of apple wood chips and cover with a wire rack. This must be done in a well ventilated area, or possibly you can heat the pan on the stove and then bring it outside. Heat the pan on the burner on high heat till the wood chips begin to smoke. Place the chickens into the rack and cover with another pan (inverted) or possibly aluminum foil. Smoke for about 5 min then remove from pan and begin browning. An old roasting pan should be used for this technique.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 816g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 1737  
Calories from Fat 1201 69%
Total Fat 134.05g 168%
Saturated Fat 35.51g 142%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 478mg 159%
Sodium 515mg 21%
Potassium 1391mg 40%
Total Carbs 8.09g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 10%
Sugars 0.56g 0%
Protein 118.02g 189%
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