This is a scrumptious Spicy Roast Chicken recipe.
Spicy Roast Chicken
This is a scrumptious Spicy Roast Chicken recipe. Serve with some side dishes for the perfect Sunday, family meal. You know that nifty and thrifty trick where you can toss what remains of a roast chicken supper—namely the bones and any meat left clinging to them—into a pot along with some vegetables and water and you’ll end up with a damn fine stock, yes? You can do that with this chicken, too. Just be mindful that the cayenne will come through in the resulting stock.
A simple recipe that you just throw together. Pop it into a very hot oven and it is ready in a hurry.
Serve this great roast chicken with Garlic Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes or Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 150
- Total Time: 165
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tablespoon water
- 1/2 tablespoon ancho chile powder
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped sage
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- One 4-pound pastured chicken
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño peppers, sliced, plus 1/4 cup of the brine strained into a spray bottle
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Topping
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. In a blender, puree the Dijon mustard, water, chile powder, half of the garlic, 1 tablespoon of the sage, 1/2 teaspoon of the oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Place the chicken breast side up in an ovenproof skillet; coat with the mixture.
- Bake the chicken for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until cooked through. Spray the chicken with the jalapeño brine; bake for 5 more minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- In a skillet, cook the jalapeños, parsley, lemon juice, the remaining garlic and the remaining sage in the butter and remaining oil over moderate heat until fragrant.
- In a skillet, brown the garlic in the oil over moderate heat; discard the garlic. Add the bread crumbs, zest, parsley and cayenne and stir until the crumbs are crisp. Season with salt.
- Top the chicken with the jalapeño butter, sprinkle with the crumbs and serve.
Notes
- Suggested Wine Pairing: Fruity, full-bodied Chardonnay, such as one from California’s Central Coast.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4