Million Dollar Chicken – Of Degree It Tastes Rich!

This induce got on the Standard Grill’s famous “Million Dollar Chicken,” showed me ane time once again that therefore many of life’s peachy culinary pleasures laissez passer on off when you lot to the lowest degree await them. I saw this recipe featured on TV recently, in addition to chose to endeavor it for 2 primary reasons: one, it’s slathered inwards crème fraiche; in addition to two, it’s roasted over caramelized, chicken drippings-soaked bread.

I know, nosotros had you lot at “slathered inwards crème fraiche,” but it was the breadstuff that I was really looking frontwards to when I pulled this out of the oven, which is why I was therefore bummed when I idea I'd ruined it. Since I got greedy in addition to used an extra while of bread, in addition to besides used a larger roasting pan, the breadstuff cooked to what would generously move referred to every bit “golden-black.”

Several times during the glazing at the end, I contemplated tossing them out in addition to but making a joke nigh it during the narration, but I’m SO glad I didn’t. I can’t explicate why, but non alone didn’t it gustation similar burnt toast, it genuinely tasted fantastic. For purely aesthetic reasons, I’ll encourage you lot to usage a smaller roasting pan, which volition improve insulate the edges of the bread, but I wasn’t exaggerating when I described precisely how peachy it really was. I promised to halt using the give-and-take “unctuous,” but it really seems appropriate here.

It was therefore saturated amongst chicken fat, caramelized juices, in addition to crème fraiche, that the bitterness from the darkest parts of the breadstuff seemed to remainder the richness somehow. The betoken is, if mine was skillful this dark, ane shade lighter should larn you lot fifty-fifty closer to ane grand one thousand dollar chicken nirvana. I hope you lot give this “rich” combo a endeavor soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for four portions:

4 1/2 pound whole chicken

salt in addition to pepper to taste

1 lemon

1 bunch fresh thyme

1 bay leaf
3 cloves garlic (original recipe calls for adding a few cloves of garlic inwards the cavity amongst the herbs in addition to lemon - I didn't, since I had included garlic inwards the terminal twelve things I'd eaten, in addition to was taking a break, but experience gratis to add!)

olive oil, every bit needed

3 thick slices day-old French breadstuff (I used sourdough)

For creme fraiche glaze:

1 loving cup creme fraiche

1 zest of ane lemon

juice of ane lemon

1 tablespoon grated shallot puree

1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper

- Cook at 450 degrees F. for ane hour, in addition to therefore glaze, hit for 10 minutes, in addition to repeat until chicken is done. (Note: If you lot usage a dissimilar size chicken, you’ll plainly involve to conform your times. Cook until internal temp inwards thickest purpose of thigh is 165 degrees F.)
- The master recipe from the Standard Grill inwards NYC calls for finishing amongst Maldon body of body of water salt. I didn't, but that ever a dainty option.

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