Stove-Top "roast" Chicken With Lemon Sauce
- Ready In:
- 51mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (4 lb) whole chickens, bone-in and skin-on or 3 1/2 lbs chicken parts
- table salt
- ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth, divided
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Sauce
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
- salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Trim chicken of excess fat, but leave skin intact. Cut chicken into 8 pieces. Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 tsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When shimmering and almost smoking, add chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook, undisturbed, 5-8 min or until golden brown.
- Flip chicken over. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 3/4 c broth, cover tightly and simmer 10-16 min, until breasts register 155°F and thighs register 170°F on instant read thermometer inserted into thickest part. Remove chicken to a plate, skin side up.
- Drain liquid from skillet into Pyrex measuring cup. Wipe skillet clean with paper towel. Add 1 tsp oil to skillet and heat until oil is again shimmering. Return chicken to pan, skin-side down, and cook 4-7 min, until skin is deep golden brown, and breasts read 160°F and thighs 175°F Remove chicken to serving platter, skin-side up, and cover loosely with foil.
- Skim fat from reserved liquids and add enough broth to make 3/4 c total.
- Add 1 tsp oil to skillet (do not wipe clean this time) over low heat. Add shallot and cook, stirring often, until soft, 1 minute. Add flour and cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Increase heat to medium-high, add liquid, and bring up to a simmer, scraping the fond off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula or spoon. Keep at a rapid simmer 2-3 min, or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Add any juices accumulated in the serving platter.
- Remove from heat and whisk in lemon juice, parsley, chives and butter. Adjust seasoning to taste, pour sauce around chicken, and serve.
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DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!