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Today, I’ll be teaching you to make the perfect pan-roasted chicken topped with a mushroom and shallot ragout, paired with a buttery carrot puree and warm broccoli salad with special Barack Obama:
Ingredients:
4-5 whole, unpeeled shallots
3 cups of Cremini mushrooms
1/2 cup veggie or chicken stock
1-2 knobs of butter
1 Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
Small handful of thyme sprigs
salt and pepper
3.25lb. Chicken (preferably pasture-raised)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Split chicken in half. Season generously with salt and pepper. Place skin-side-down on a ripping hot, greased cast-iron skillet. Cook on stove until golden brown.
Remove from pan. Place mushrooms, shallots and Thyme in the pan, then place the chicken on top skin-side up. Roast for 15-20 in 400-degree oven, until thermometer reads 165 degrees.
Take chicken out of the oven and remove from the pan. Place pan with veggies on a burner with medium high heat, add stock, bring to a boil, then reduce by three quarters to make pan sauce. Add balsamic and reduce until your desired consistency. Turn off heat and add in butter.
A few notes:
In the video, I added lemon juice and balsamic to the pan the chicken was in to de-glaze with. This made the sauce a little more acidic than I would have liked. I would probably stick with one or the other next time.
I also say to stick the chicken in the oven for 40 minutes but I took it out after 15 because mine was done. The important part is you want your thermometer to read 165 degrees fahrenheit. Just place the thermometer in the thickest part of the breast or thigh to check for temperature.
Ingredients:
1 to 2 broccoli crowns (depending on size)
3 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon chili flake
1 tablespoon pine nuts
Juice from 1/2 of a lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions: Slice broccoli and garlic. In a hot pan add a good lug of olive oil, then add broccoli, pine nuts, chili flakes, and garlic. Cook until broccoli is al dente and the pine nuts and garlic are golden brown. Add a splash of lemon juice toward the end (optional).
Ingredients:
2lbs. of carrots
8 Tablespoons of butter
8 ounce of water or vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of cayenne pepper
Instructions: Peel and chop carrots. Add them to pot with cayenne, water and butter. Cook until tender. Blend mixture in a blender until rich and creamy.