Braise-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Carrots recipe

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Ingredients

1 (5 pound) whole chicken
salt to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, thickly sliced
1 cup light beer
1 ½ cups chicken broth, or more as needed
6 carrots, cut into long pieces
1 lemon, sliced
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried thyme

Nutrition Info

736.3 calories
carbohydrate: 13.6 g
cholesterol: 275 mg
fat: 42.5 g
fiber: 4 g
protein: 70.1 g
saturatedFat: 10.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 584.3 mg
sugar: 5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

  2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut backbone from chicken using kitchen shears and save backbone for another use. Flip chicken, breast-side up, and forcefully press chicken down to flatten, season generously with salt.

  3. Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, pan-fry chicken, skin-side down, until golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, skin-side up.

  4. Cook and stir onion in oil in the same skillet until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Continue cooking until most of the beer is reduced, 2 to 4 minutes more. Stir chicken broth, carrots, lemon, rosemary, and thyme into beer mixture. Arrange chicken, skin-side up, over vegetables.

  5. Roast in the preheated oven until chicken is golden brown and crispy, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken and vegetables to a large platter and let rest, uncovered.

  6. Bring remaining broth and juices in the skillet to a boil and cook until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes. Season sauce with salt.

  7. Slice chicken and serve with sauce.

Recipe Yield

1 5-pound chicken

Recipe Note

A spatchcock chicken sits atop a simple broth with carrots, onion, and lemon, creating a delicious gravy while roasting.

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