Oven-Baked Chicken with Spicy Butter
Main Dishes | European cuisine
⏳ Time
1 hour 30 minutes + 8 hours
🥕 Ingredients
14
🍽️ Servings
6
Description
Oven-Baked Chicken with Spicy Butter
Ingredients
- Poultry - 1 piece
- Water - 3 qt
- Salt - 5.3 oz
- Bay leaf - 1 piece
- Allspice berries - 3 pieces
- Butter - 7.1 oz
- Sage - 3 sprigs
- Thyme - 3 sprigs
- Parsley - 5 sprigs
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Ground Black Pepper - to taste
- Carrot - 2 pieces
- Celery stalk - 2 pieces
- Leek - 1 piece
Step by Step guide
Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
Step 2
In a large pot, combine water with salt at a ratio of 50 grams of salt per 1 liter of water.
Step 3
Add the bay leaf and allspice, bring to a boil, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
Step 4
Submerge the chicken in the cooled brine and refrigerate it overnight.
Step 5
Remove the leaves from the stems of the sage and thyme. Chop finely.
Step 6
Chop the parsley finely.
Step 7
Combine the softened butter with the chopped herbs, crushed garlic, and black pepper.
Step 8
Cut the carrot, celery, and leek into large pieces.
Step 9
Remove the chicken from the brine and pat it dry with a paper towel.
Step 10
Using your fingers, separate the chicken skin from the meat on the breast to create a pocket. Place the flavored butter into this pocket and spread it evenly. You can also rub a small amount of butter over the chicken, both inside and outside.
Step 11
Place the vegetables on a baking sheet, top with chicken, and put it in a preheated oven at 374°F for 40 to 50 minutes.
Step 12
Serve with mashed potatoes or another favorite side dish.
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