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!
I really like this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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