Ina Garten Roast Chicken And Potatoes Food

GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• As soon as you get the chicken home, salt it inside and out, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
• When you are ready to cook the chicken, first preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken and stuff the cavity with the all the garlic and lemon. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place it in a roasting pan just large enough to hold it and the vegetables. Scatter the onion slices, carrots and potatoes around the chicken. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken to a platter and cover with aluminum foil. Place the vegetables back in the oven and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes.
• When the vegetables are cooked, carve the chicken and place the slices on the platter surrounded by the vegetables. Drizzle some pan juices over the chicken and vegetables.

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

HIGH ROASTED CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Dissolve salt and sugar in 2 quarts cold water in large container.
• Immerse chicken and refrigerate until fully seasoned, minimum 1 hour, maximum 4 hours.
• If you're planning on cooking immediately adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 500 degrees.
• Line bottom of broiler pan with aluminum foil and spray with spray.
• Remove chicken from brine, rinse with water.
• Butterfly chicken, flatten breastbone and smeer on flavored butter.
• Place chicken on the top of the broiler pan.
• For the crispest skin the bird should be placed, uncovered in the fridge for 8 hrs or overnight, Toss potatoes with oil, salt, and pepper in medium bowl.
• Spread potatoes in even layer in foil-lined broiler pan bottom.
• Place broiler pan rack with chicken on top.
• Rub chicken with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and sprinkle with pepper.
• Roast chicken until spotty brown, about 20 minutes.
• Rotate pan and continue to roast until skin has crisped and turned deep brown-- 20-25 minutes longer.
• A thermometer should registers 160 degrees in thickest part of breast Transfer chicken to cutting board and tent with foil.
• Remove HOT broiler pan rack; soak up excess grease from potatoes with paper towels.
• Carefully peel back foil, using a metal spatula to help scrape potatoes off foil as needed.
• With additional paper towels, pat off remaining grease.
• Cut chicken into serving pieces and serve with potatoes.