HERB ROASTED CHICKEN with Burnt Orange-Black Pepper Sauce &

Submitted by Alan Leonetti

"This is a very good tasting dish."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 25mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• FOR THE CHICKEN

• 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken
• 6 leaves fresh sage
• 1⁄2 bunch fresh oregano
• 1⁄2 bunch fresh thyme
• 1⁄2 bunch fresh basil
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

• FOR THE BURNT ORANGE SAUCE

• 3 cups orange juice
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups broth
• 1⁄2 tablespoon cold butter
• salt
• 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

• FOR THE GREEN ONION POTATO PUREE

• 3 scallions (blanched, cooled & chopped)
• 1⁄8 cup spinach leaves
• 1⁄8 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts
• 2 cloves garlic (coarsely chopped)
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 large potatoes (peeled, boiled & mashed)

directions

1. Place herbs under the skin of the breast of the chicken.
2. Rub the chicken with olive oil& marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
4. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator& season with salt& pepper to taste.
5. Place the chicken onto a rack& roast for 15 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to 350 degrees& continue roasting another 35 to 40 minutes.
7. Remove from oven& allow to rest.
8. Place orange juice in a medium saucepan& cook over high heat until reduced to a thick caramelized syrup.
9. Place chicken stock in another medium saucepan& cook until reduced by 3/4.
10. Add the stock to the orange juice& cook for 5 minutes.
11. Whisk in the butter& pepper.
12. Season with salt to taste.
13. Place all ingredients for the GREEN ONION POTATO PUREE, except for the mashed potatoes, in a food processor& process until smooth.
14. Fold the puree into the mashed potatoes& adjust the salt& pepper to taste.

Reviews

[ElleFirebrand]

Wow! This was so good. I followed it (sort of), but I did not have any fresh herbs, other than sage, so I used dried thyme, oregano and basil. I even forgot to let the chicken "marinate" and it was still delicious. The sauce came out very good, except that it was a little bitter, perhaps because I did not use a high quality orange juice. To ease the bitterness, I added honey to taste. I did not make the puree but instead served with caramelized onion mashed potatoes. My husband loved the sauce even on his potatoes. This meal transformed our $4 chicken into a gourmet meal. Thanks!!!! I did not make the green onion puree.

 

[Donna M.]

This was wonderful!!! I added a little more olive oil to the puree, then had it as a sauce that everyone could pour over, since not everyone in my family likes green onions. I will certainly make this again!!