Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux

"In 'Around My French Table' by Dorie Greenspan. Les Paresseux are lazy people."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Center a rack in the oven; preheat to 450°.
  • Rub the inside of a Dutch oven or other large high-sided casserole with oil and place the bread in the.
  • center of the pot.
  • Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.
  • Put half a sprig of each herb and half of the garlic inside the cavity.
  • Put the chicken in the pot, resting it on the bread.
  • Put the other garlic half in the pot, along with the remaining herbs, and pour in a few tablespoons of oil and the wine.
  • Slide the pot into the oven.
  • Roast chicken for 45 minutes.
  • Toss the potatoes, carrots, and shallots with enough olive oil to give them a shine, season generously with salt and pepper and scatter them around the chicken.
  • Roast the chicken undisturbed for about 45 minutes more, a total of about 90 minutes or until the skin is crackly and crisp and the juices run clear when you pierce the thickest part of the thigh with the top of a knife.
  • Remove the chicken from the oven.
  • Leave the chicken in the pot for 5-10 minutes to rest.
  • Transfer chicken and vegetables to platter; carve and serve.

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Reviews

  1. This is the juiciest chicken I have ever cooked...my family loved it! I did add extra spices under the skin..and as many vegetables as I could fit in the pot including Brussel sprouts..my chickens both times were smaller then 4.5 lbs
     
  2. Amazing! The bread under the chicken was to die for! All the flavors came together. Only change we made was we buttered the underside of the skin. We took Dorie's advice and reted the chicken great side standing in a bowl. Enjoy:))
     
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