Slashed Chicken with Herb Butter
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
55 minutes
Servings:
4
Before roasting the chicken, use a sharp knife to cut slashes in the legs and breasts. Herb butter, along with garlic slices and bay leaves, are pushed into the slashes so the flavors penetrate the meat.
Ingredients:
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh chives
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh chervil
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
- 1 chicken, 3 to 4 lb.
- 2 bay leaves, cut in half
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
Directions:
Put a 5-quart oval Dutch oven in a cold oven and preheat the oven to 450°F. After the oven has preheated, heat the pan for 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley, chives, chervil, thyme, lemon zest, the 1 tsp. salt and the 1/2 tsp. pepper and stir until well blended. Set the compound butter aside.
Rinse the chicken with cold water and pat dry. Set the chicken, breast side up. Using a sharp knife, cut 3 slashes, each 4 inches long and 1/2 inch deep, in each breast. Cut 2 slashes, each 3 inches long and 1/2 inch deep, in each leg. Rub the compound butter all over the chicken, pushing the butter into the slashes. Place 1/2 bay leaf in 1 slash of each breast and leg. Push the garlic slices into all the slashes. Be sure to push the bay leaves and garlic securely into the slashes. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Carefully place the chicken, breast side up, in the hot pan. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, away from the bone, registers 170°F, 50 to 60 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 15 to 25 minutes. Carve the chicken and arrange on a warmed platter. Serve 4.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley, chives, chervil, thyme, lemon zest, the 1 tsp. salt and the 1/2 tsp. pepper and stir until well blended. Set the compound butter aside.
Rinse the chicken with cold water and pat dry. Set the chicken, breast side up. Using a sharp knife, cut 3 slashes, each 4 inches long and 1/2 inch deep, in each breast. Cut 2 slashes, each 3 inches long and 1/2 inch deep, in each leg. Rub the compound butter all over the chicken, pushing the butter into the slashes. Place 1/2 bay leaf in 1 slash of each breast and leg. Push the garlic slices into all the slashes. Be sure to push the bay leaves and garlic securely into the slashes. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Carefully place the chicken, breast side up, in the hot pan. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, away from the bone, registers 170°F, 50 to 60 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 15 to 25 minutes. Carve the chicken and arrange on a warmed platter. Serve 4.
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Rated 5 out of
5
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SwampYankee from
A Family Favorite for years!
My wife, who eats only chicken, chicken and chicken LOVES this recipe. Easy to make, amazingly flavorful, a perfect recipe for those who hate plain old baked chicken. The best!!
Date published: 2014-09-18