Roast Chicken and Vegetables With Gremolata Butter
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 (5 lb) roasting chickens
- Emeril's Original Essence, to taste (you can buy in the seasoning section, or there are several recipes for it posted here on Recipezaar)
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 1 large sweet onion
- 18 baby carrots
- olive oil, to taste
- 2 lemons
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
directions
- Season the inside AND outside of the chicken with Emeril's Essence.
- Cover the chicken and return to the refrigerator for 1 hour to marinate.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Place the chicken on the center column of an angel food cake pan with the legs touching the bottom of the pan.
- Place the cake pan on top of a pizza pan, or other flat pan with a small rim, to catch any fat or juices which might run out.
- Roast the chicken for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until it is a beautiful coppery brown -- But NOTE: After 1 hour of roasting, the vegetables which follow here will be added to the oven**.
- Meanwhile, cut the potatoes in half widthwise. Place the flat side down and cut the halves in half. Repeat so that each potato is cut into 8 wedges. Place in a casserole dish.
- Repeat the same process with the onion, and add the baby carrots.
- Drizzle the vegetables with some olive oil and sprinkle with some of Emeril's Essence. Toss.
- Cover and place in the oven after the chicken has been cooking for one hour.
- When the chicken is done, remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Gremolata Butter: Grate the zest of 2 lemons into a bowl.
- Using a garlic press, press the 6 garlic cloves into the same bowl.
- Finely chop the parsley, and add to the bowl.
- Add the room temperature butter to the bowl.
- Mix all ingredients in the bowl together well.
- (If making the gremolata butter ahead of time, refrigerate until ready to serve.).
- Serve the chicken and vegetables with a spoonful of gremolata butter on top.
- Enjoy!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Pianolady
United States