Provencal Garlic Chicken Food

ROASTED CHICKEN PROVENçAL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Put the flour in a shallow pan, and lightly dredge the chicken in it, shaking the pieces to remove excess flour.
• Swirl the oil in a large roasting pan, and place the floured chicken in it. Season the chicken with the herbes de Provence. Arrange the lemon, garlic cloves and shallots around the chicken, then add the vermouth to the pan.
• Put the pan in the oven, and roast for 25 to 30 minutes, then baste it with the pan juices. Continue roasting for another 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is very crisp and the meat cooked through.
• Serve in the pan or on a warmed platter, garnished with the thyme.

PROVENCAL GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In your Dutch oven or cast iron pot (with lid), lay the vegetables, the garlic. Place your bird on top and pour the white wine over the chicken, then the oil.
• Seal the lid with a mixture of flour and water, and bake for 90 minutes. When done, remove from oven and allow your pot/Ducth oven to sit still for a good fifteen minutes! Don't peak, it's all good. Serve with country crusty bread and a good, young Shiraz.

PROVENCAL ROASTED CHICKEN WITH HONEY AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• For the chicken: Season the chicken cavity with salt and pepper, to taste. Stuff the chicken cavity with the shallot, half the thyme, and lemon zest. Set a v-rack or regular rack in a roasting pan, and brush chicken with a bit of the olive oil. Whisk the honey and remaining oil in a small bowl. Dip the remaining thyme in the mixture and use it to brush the chicken all over with the honey mixture. Season bird with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Tuck the wings under the back, cross the legs, and tie them with kitchen string. Place the chicken breast side down on the rack and roast until the back is golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and turn the chicken breast side up. Cut the string where it holds the legs together and open up the legs a bit. Baste the chicken with the pan drippings, using the thyme sprigs as a brush. Roast the chicken again until the breast is golden brown and a meat thermometer inserted in the thigh registers 170 degrees F., 20 to 25 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a carving board, and let it rest 10 minutes before carving.
• For the sauce: Remove the rack from the roasting pan. Put the pan over medium-high heat, add the water, and stir with a wooden spoon to release the brown bits that cling to the pan. Strain the pan drippings into a small bowl and spoon off the fat. Whisk in the lemon juice, olive oil, honey, shallot, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. Carve the chicken and serve drizzled with the sauce.

PROVENçAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare a medium heat fire (325°F) in a wood-fired oven or cooker. If using a wood-fired oven, keep a small fire (one small log) going in the far left rear of the oven to maintain the heat throughout the cooking process.
• Combine the bread crumbs, herbes de Provence, the 1 teaspoon salt, and the 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Pat the chicken dry, then toss in the bread-crumb mixture, and set aside on a baking sheet.
• Heat the olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet or shallow clay baking dish over medium heat and brown the chicken on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a shallow clay baking dish or ceramic-coated cast-iron cookware. Add the shallots, garlic, prunes, olives, capers, and fennel seeds. Combine the wine and honey plus any reserved orange juice and pour the liquid over the chicken. Add more salt and pepper. Cover tightly with a heavy ovenproof lid or aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and the mixture is bubbly. Uncover and place the orange wedges, skin side up, around the chicken, then cook for another 15 minutes to caramelize the chicken. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN SAUTé PROVENçALE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saut$amp;eacute; until tender, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with their juices, orange peel, oregano, bay leaves and paprika and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Discard bay leaves.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and sauté until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Rewarm sauce and spoon over chicken.

CHICKEN PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 c.
• 1/2 the peppers and place in a per rated grill for 8-10 minutes until chargrilled and blistered. Transfer to a sealed bag for 10 mins. Then remove skin and cut into thick strips.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat. Add chicken and cooked until browned. Then transfer to large baking dish.
• Add onion to the pan and fry slowly for 5 mins. Add garlic and cook until aromatic. Then add the wine and cook for 2 mins until reduced by half.
• Add the passata , peppers, stock & thyme. Season with salt & pepper.
• Pour over the chicken and bake for 45 mins or until chicken cooked through.
• Stir in olives - if used.
• Serve with salad.

CHICKEN PROVENCAL

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil; remove and set aside. , Saute onion and garlic in drippings until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. , Spoon into a 3-qt. baking dish; arrange chicken pieces on top. Cover and bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

CHICKEN PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking.
• Add 4 chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook without moving them until skin is crisp and well browned, about 5 minutes.
• Using tongs, turn chicken pieces and brown on second side, about 5 minutes longer; transfer to large plate.
• Add remaining 4 chicken thighs to pot and repeat, then transfer to plate and set aside.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot.
• Add onion to fat in Dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until browned, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic, anchovy, and cayenne; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add wine and scrape up browned bits from pan bottom with wooden spoon.
• Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, oregano, bay, and herbes de Provence (if using).
• Remove and discard skin from chicken thighs, then submerge chicken in liquid and add accumulated chicken juices to pot.
• Increase heat to high, bring to simmer, cover, then set pot in oven; cook until chicken offers no resistance when poked with tip of paring knife but still clings to bones, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to serving platter and tent with foil. Discard bay leaf.
• Set Dutch oven over high heat, stir in 1 teaspoon lemon zest, bring to boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in olives and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon zest with parsley.
• Spoon sauce over chicken, drizzle chicken with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, sprinkle with parsley mixture, and serve.