Tarragon Roasted Chicken Food

TARRAGON-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse the chicken inside and out under cold running water. Pat it dry with paper towels.
• Set the chicken in a roasting pan and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over it, inside and out. Generously season the chicken with salt, inside and out. Push half the remaining lemon all the way into the cavity, stuff in the tarragon, sage, and rosemary, and add the remaining lemon half, like a cap for the cavity. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken, rubbing to coat the bird well, and grind pepper all over it.
• Position a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the thigh, avoiding the bone. Place the roasting pan in the oven and roast the chicken for 45 to 50 minutes, until the skin is golden brown and the temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before carving and serving.

TARRAGON ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F degrees
• Lightly butter a large roasting tin.
• Mix the butter with the garlic, tarragon, salt and pepper
• Remove the string from the chicken legs and the giblets from the cavity (if there).
• Loosen the skin near the cavity and spread half the butter underneath it, on top of the meat.
• Slather the remaining butter over the chicken breast and legs.
• Place the chicken in the roasting tin and roast for 1 hour 15 minutes
• Baste the chicken with juices every 20 minutes for a moist meat. You could opt to baste just once half way through roasting.
• Check that the chicken is cooked by inserting a knife into the thickest part of the thigh. Clear juices indicate the chicken is cooked. If they are pink, roast for longer.
• Remove from the oven and cover with foil. Rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
• Spoon the pan juices over the chicken or use it to make a gravy

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the garlic oil in a frying pan or Dutch oven that has a lid and in which the chicken breasts will fit pretty snugly. Add the scallions, stir, then sprinkle in the freeze-dried tarragon, stir again and cook them in the garlic oil for a minute, stirring some more as they cook.
• Put the chicken fillets into the pan, curved side down, and cook for 5 minutes, watching the scallions don't burn. If they look like they're beginning to, scrape them from the pan and let them sit on the chicken pieces.
• Turn over the breasts, and add the vermouth (or white wine). Let the vermouth bubble up, then add the salt. Put the lid on, turn the heat down low and leave it to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through by making a small cut into the thickest part and ensuring the juices run clear - if not, simmer for a few minutes longer and check again.
• Remove the chicken breasts to warmed plates. Bring the remaining liquid to a boil, add the cream and stir well, then sprinkle in the fresh tarragon, stir again and give a good grind of white pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts, and give a final scattering of tarragon to serve.

ROAST TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Mix oil, tarragon, garlic, pepper and salt in medium bowl. Add tomatoes and shallots; toss to coat. Remove tomatoes and shallots. Set aside. Brush the chicken with remaining oil mixture
• Roast 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until chicken is cooked through. During last 25 minutes of roasting, arrange shallots around chicken in pan. During the last 10 minutes of roasting, arrange tomatoes around chicken in pan
• Remove tomatoes, shallots and chicken from the roasting pan. Cover chicken; let stand 10 minutes before carving. Serve chicken with shallots and tomatoes

TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil in a large skillet over quite high heat. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and fry in batches until well browned, about 5 minutes per side.
• Put all the chicken back in the pan, add the chicken stock and reduce the heat to medium. Cover and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and keep warm. Reduce any leftover juices until sticky. Add the wine and the shallots and reduce to a thickish sauce, about 5 minutes. Add the creme fraiche and half the tarragon. Boil down again to sauce consistency, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Put back the chicken pieces, turning to coat, then transfer to a platter. Pour the sauce over, scatter over the remaining tarragon and serve.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Remove fat from the crop and cavity of the chicken. Remove the neck, gizzards and liver and freeze for another use.
• Squeeze half the lemon all over the skin of the chicken. Season the skin with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the remaining half lemon, garlic and 1 bunch whole tarragon.
• Put the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up, and roast 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the juices run clear. During the first few minutes, either shake the chicken or move it frequently with a wooden spoon to keep it from sticking.
• When chicken is done, tilt it over the roasting pan to let the cavity juices run into the pan. Remove the chicken to a platter. Pour off the fat from the roasting pan.
• Put the pan on top of the stove. Add the wine and bring the contents of the pan to a boil, while scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon. Stir in tarragon leaves. Let simmer 5 minutes once the pan is thoroughly deglazed. Serve the pan juices over the chicken or pass it separately in a sauce boat.

SKILLET TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Set aside remaining flour.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in large skillet and brown chicken on both sides. Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Saute onion in same skillet until it begins to become clear.
• Add wine and cook until liquid is almost evaporated, stirring to loosen browned bits (deglaze) on bottom of skillet. Watch closely- this happens fast!
• Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in reserved flour until it becomes a thick paste.
• Add tarragon, chicken broth and the cooked chicken. Cover and cook until tender.
• Place chicken on a warm platter.
• Add remaining butter and heavy cream to the liquid that is in the skillet and heat through.
• Pour sauce over the chicken and garnish with a little more tarragon or some chopped fresh parsley or green onion if desired.

BAKED TARRAGON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place chicken in a lightly spray 8x8 baking dish or casserole.
• In a small sauce pan. melt butter.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• Pour over chicken.
• Bake covered for 20 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until thickest part of breast is no loner pink.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

LIME TARRAGON ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Rinse chicken, removing innards.
• Place chicken in roaster (or pan w/loose foil).
• Mix lime juice, soy sauce and tarragon and spoon over chicken, make sure to put some in cavity.
• Bake 375 Degrees.
• About every 1/2 hour baste with juices from pan.
• Bake time should be about 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
• Internal temp.
• should be 185 degrees when done.
• Remove cover last 1/2 hour of baking.
• Place chicken on platter, cover loosely w/ foil.
• Add enough water to drippings to make 2 1/2 cups liquid, pour into saucepan.
• Mix 1/2 cup water with corn starch, add to saucepan.
• Wisking liquid, bring to slow boil until thickened.
• Add small amount of salt or garlic if needed.
• Serve with chicken and mashed potatoes.

TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN WITH SUMMER GREENS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Finely grate the zest and squeeze the juice from the lemon, then set aside, keeping them separate from each other. Put the squeezed-out lemon and the tarragon sprig in the chicken cavity. Tip the potatoes into a large roasting tin and toss with the oil and a grinding of black pepper. Sit the chicken in the middle, but not on top of the potatoes and roast for 1¼-1½ hrs until the chicken is cooked but still moist, and the potatoes are tender and golden. Remove the tin from the oven, pour off any juices into a jug and set aside. Toss the lemon zest through the potatoes and leave the chicken to rest, covered, while you cook the greens.
• Pour 150ml water into a pan and add the bouillon. Drop in the leeks, cover and cook for 2 mins, then add the asparagus and peas. Cover again and cook for 2 mins more. Finally, stir through the spinach to wilt it. Pour the roasting juices into the veg with 2 tbsp lemon juice, the yogurt and tarragon leaves, and stir well. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, serve half the veg with the meat from a skinless chicken leg and breast. Eat the other breast and leg with the remaining veg on another day. Will keep for up to three days, covered, in the fridge. To serve, reheat on plates in the microwave. Reserve any meat left on the carcass for our healthy quinoa salad.

FRENCH TARRAGON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180c.
• Season the body cavity with the salt and pepper, add 1.5 oz butter, and 1 tsp of the tarragon. Close the cavity with a skewer or toothpick.
• Use the remaining butter to spread over the breast of the bird. Cover with large piece greaseproof paper.
• Place the bird on a rack over the roasting dish and add 2 cups of water. Cook for 1.5 hours or till juices run clear.
• In the meantime, mix the remaining tarragon in a saucepan with the 2 remaining cups of water, bring to a boil and simmer till the liquid has reduced by half.
• With a little water mix the cornstarch to a thin paste and whisk into the tarragon water to thicken it to make a sauce.
• Remove the bird from the pan and set aside.
• Whisk the liquid from the roasting pan into the sauce and add the cream.
• Pour some of the sauce over the bird.
• Serve the remaining sauce separately.
• Serve with boiled potatoes, glazed carrots and runner beans.