Crockpot Roasted Chicken Poulet Roti A Recipe Inspired By Che Food

CROCKPOT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse your chicken and pat it dry with paper towels. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
• Sprinkle a small amount of the seasoning inside the chicken.
• Brush with the melted butter and then thoroughly coat the outside of the chicken with the remaining seasonings.
• Place 5-6 small foil balls into the bottom of your slow cooker and then place the chicken on top of the balls so it's suspended above the bottom of the crockpot.
• Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or on low for 6-8 hours or until the chicken is cooked through to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees when tested.

SLOW-COOKER ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place carrots and onion in a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix garlic and oil. In another bowl, mix dry seasonings., Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken breast; rub garlic mixture under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. , Place chicken in slow cooker over carrots and onions, breast side up; sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads at least 170°., Remove chicken from slow cooker; tent with foil. Discard vegetables. Let chicken stand 15 minutes before carving., Freeze option: Cool chicken pieces and any juices. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

POULET ROTI (ROAST CHICKEN) FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the thyme, rosemary, minced garlic, pepper, salt and olive oil. With your hands, completely cover the chicken with the herb mixture. Get your fingers under the skin on the breast and add it there too.
• Roll up 3 or 4 pieces of tin foil into 3" balls and place in the bottom of the crock pot. Place chicken on top of foil balls and set crock pot to low. This ensures that the chicken cooks evenly and the juice drips off. Cook for 5 - 6 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Remove chicken from pot and place in an ovenproof dish. Place chicken under the broiler in the oven until the skin is nicely browned. Remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour all juices from the crock pot into a small saucepan. Add enough chicken stock to make approximately 2 cups total.
• Mix cornstarch into cold water and whisk together. Pour cornstarch mixture into the drippings and whisk well. Turn burner heat to medium and, stirring occasionally, bring to a low boil and remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut chicken and serve with gravy.

CROCKPOT ROASTED CHICKEN (POULET ROTI - A RECIPE INSPIRED BY CHE

Steps:

• Put the onions in the bottom of your crockpot.
• Mix together the herbs and spices, rubbing them together with your fingers to blend.
• Gently lift the skin from either side of the breast and using your fingers, push a bit of the herb mix under each side.
• Turn the chicken over and make a small slit behind each thigh and push some of the herb mix under the thigh skin.
• Sprinkle the rest of the herb mixture over the top of the chicken and if you have any left sprinkle it inside the chicken.
• Put your chicken into the crockpot, on top of the onions, breast side up. No liquid is needed, the chicken will make it's own juices!
• Cook in the crockpot on the low setting for 4-6 hours. My crockpot cooked the chicken in about 5 hours. I'd recommend a pop-up timer in the chicken because some crock pots cook faster/slower than others.

CROCK POT ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Clean and dry the chicken.
• Starting at the neck cavity, carefully loosen skin from the breast with you fingers.
• Insert 2-3 garlic pieces and 2 springs of rosemary under the breast skin at the edge of the wings.
• Continue pulling skin and insert 2 rosemary sprigs and 2 garlic pieces under drumstick skin.
• Make a small slit in skin on each wing.
• Insert a garlic piece and a rosemary sprig into each.
• Insert 2 garlic pieces and 2 rosemary sprigs in body cavity, then tie the legs together Place the chicken, breast down in a large slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours or until juices are clear when thick part of chicken is pierced with a knife. Remove chicken from slow cooker and discard garlic and rosemary.
• Cut chicken and serve.

POULET ROTI TOUT SIMPLE (SIMPLE ROAST CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the thyme, garlic and bay leaf. Do not truss the chicken. Place the chicken in a Pyrex baking dish, breast side up. Distribute onions, tomatoes and margarine or butter and oil around and on top of the chicken. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or so, basting every now and then.
• Turn the bird breast side down. Add the potatoes and mix well with the juices in the pan. Add more margarine or butter - 1 or 2 ounces, if necessary. Lower the heat to 350 degrees. Cook another 45 minutes, basting occasionally. Serve. The skin should be very, very crisp. The chicken may be garnished with the potatoes.

CROCK POT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stuffing: Melt butter or margarine in frying pan.
• Add onion and celery.
• Saute until soft.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in salt, pepper, parsley, and poultry seasoning.
• Add bread cubes.
• Toss well.
• Wrap mixture in foil, leaving an opening at the top.
• Chicken: Brush chicken with gravy browner, this is a must.
• Place in 5-quart slow cooker.
• Place foil pouch over chicken legs.
• Cover slow cooker.
• Cook on LOW for 8-9 hours or on HIGH for 4-4 1/2 hours.
• Make gravy with juice from chicken if desired.
• Stir stuffing before serving.