Look no further! This Chili-Butter Roast Chicken is the only recipe you should be thinking of cooking for New Year’s Eve. I love to serve this dish with rice, mashed potatoes or polenta to soak up the delicious pan juices that remain in the baking dish when the chicken is done. Yum!
Start by making chili butter. Pat chicken pieces dry and season with salt. Use your fingers to separate the skin from the flesh, taking care not to tear the chicken skin. Slide a small teaspoon of chili butter under the skin of each piece. If you have any leftover butter, rub it onto the chicken skin. Arrange each of the chickens on a bed of shallots in a baking dish. Cut the reserved orange into quarters and place 2 quarters cut side up in each pan. Roast for about an hour and serve with cilantro.
To make the Chili-Butter Roast Chicken, you will need the following ingredients:
Heat the oven to 425 °F.
Place 1 tablespoon of fennel seeds in a food processor until they break down into a coarse powder. Chop a handful of cilantro stems and add them to the food processor. Add the chopped chili, 2 grated garlic cloves, ¼ cup of butter, and salt to the fennel powder. Grate orange zest finely into the food processor bowl and set the orange aside. Pulse to incorporate.
Divide 1 pound of halved shallots between two 13x9-inch baking dishes.
Pat the chicken pieces dry with a paper towel and season with salt.
Use your fingers to gently separate the chicken skin from the flesh. Slide a teaspoon of chili butter under the skin of each chicken piece and rub any leftover butter onto the skin.
Place the chicken on top of the shallots skin side up in the prepared baking dishes. Cut the reserved orange into quarters and place 2 pieces, cut side up, in each pan.
Roast in the oven for 55–60 minutes. Remove and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
To serve, transfer the chicken, shallots, and oranges to a serving platter. Spoon over the pan juices and squeeze the orange wedges over the skin. Top with cilantro leaves.
This Chili-Butter Roast Chicken is a really delicious take on a roast chicken feast. If you try making this, please come back to leave a comment below with your thoughts!
Absolutely scrumptious dish! I made this for my New Year's Eve party, and it was a hit! Everyone loved the spicy butter flavor, and it paired perfectly with mashed potatoes. Plus, it was so easy to put together. Can't wait to make it again!
Roasted this for friends, they loved it.
Wow!
Delizioso
This Chili-Butter Roast Chicken was a hit at my New Year’s Eve party! So simple and delicious.
This recipe is incredible! I made it for New Year’s Eve and my friends couldn't stop raving about it. The chili butter added a warm touch and made everything taste amazing! Thank you for this gem!
This roast chicken was amaze! Perfect for our New Year dinner.
I made this Chili-Butter Roast Chicken for our New Year’s Eve dinner and it was a hit! The chicken was so juicy and packed with flavor. I served it with rice and everyone couldn't stop raving about it. The chili butter is a game changer! I can't wait to make it again!
¡Increíble! Preparé este pollo para la cena de Año Nuevo y mi familia quedó asombrada. La mantequilla de chile le da un sabor espectacular. Todos querían repetir. ¡Nunca olvidaré esas risas y la felicidad en la mesa! Sin duda, se convertirá en nuestra tradición.
Yummy! I whipped this roast chicky up for New Year’s. Everyone went mad over it! The chili butter gave it this zing that totally rocked. I can’t believe I did it, haha! Def gonna do this again, maybe with some pals next time!
I made this for our New Year's dinner. The chili butter was so rich, and everyone loved it.
I’m so thankful for this Chili-Butter Roast Chicken recipe! It was a hit at our New Year's Eve dinner. The chili butter made it super flavorful, and the pan juices with rice were just divine. Will def make it again!
Made this for New Year's Eve. Everyone loved it, so good.
I really like this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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