Chicken In A Pot
Cooking time (duration): 2 hrs Diet (other): Low calorie, Reduced fat Number of servings (yield): 4 Meal type: lunch or dinner Culinary tradition: French
Total Steps
11
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
8
Ingredients
- 4.5-5 pounds Whole chicken (Organic, preferred)
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon table salt(optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup small stalk celery, chopped
- 6 cloves medium garlic, peeled and trimmed
- 5 leaves small bay
- 4 sprigs thyme(optional)
- 4 sprigs rosemary(optional)
- 1/2 lemon juice
Instructions
Step 1
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and pre- <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>oven to 250 degrees
Step 2
Rinse chicken under cold water and pat <a href="/RF7SRX43">dry.</a> <a href="/H7TNTGFZ">Season </a>well with <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt </a>and pepper on each side
Step 3
<a href="/XZFHRHHF">Heat </a>olive oil in large Dutch Oven (9 quarts), over medium <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat.</a> Do not allow oil to <a href="/QRT27MZS">smoke</a>
Step 4
Place chicken breast side down. Cook until breast is lightly <a href="/D434P8MH">browned,</a> about 5 minutes
Step 5
Using a wooden <a href="/NX588QBK">spoon </a>inserted into cavity of the bird and <a href="/TCL6N2Z7">flip </a>chicken breast side up, add remaining ingredients except lemon <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juice,</a> and cook about 6 to 8 minutes
Step 6
Remove from <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat.</a> Place a large aluminum sheet over the pot, place the lid on <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top.</a> This is to ensure a tight <a href="/K4VJ7RZ7">seal,</a> so that no vapors escape during the cooking process
Step 7
Transfer the Dutch Oven in your <a href="/H3S4YV46">pre heated </a>oven. Cook approximately 1:30 minutes
Step 8
Removed pot from the oven and check the chicken internal temperature (must be at least 160 degrees)
Step 9
Remove chicken and place onto a <a href="/ZLCWTPKL">carving </a>board, tent with foil and allow to rest about 20 minutes
Step 10
<a href="/KXN5X3J8">Strain </a>chicken <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juices </a>from the pot through a fine mesh. Place the <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juices </a>into a fat <a href="/WRFN6T6X">separator</a>
Step 11
Pour the <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juices </a>into a saucepan (discard any of the fat left in the <a href="/WRFN6T6X">separator)</a>, add lemon <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juice </a>and any <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juices </a>from the <a href="/ZLCWTPKL">carving </a>board. Cook approximately 5 minutes and<a href="/Y6MVNCHX"> serve</a>!