Spatchcock Chicken with Chimichurri

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"What is your chicken technique? I SWEAR BY the spatchcock ✂️ What is spatchcock? It is when the spine is cut out, and the chicken is pushed down flat, with the breast up to cook."
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Prep time 20mins
Cook time 55mins
Serves or Makes: 4

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Roasted Chicken

ingredients

  • 1 ea whole chicken
  • 2 tabelspoons butter
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 lemon

Roast Chicken

Method

  • Step 1

    First, spatchcock the chicken by cutting out the breast bone. Than, lay the chicken down flat on a foil covered pan with the breast side up. Loosen the skin from the chicken with your fingers, and place pieces of butter under the skin.

  • Step 2

    Preheat oven to 425. Than, season the chicken liberally on both sides with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and lemon and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes to bring to room temperature while you are waiting for oven to preheat.

  • Step 3

    Roast on middle rack at 425F for 40 minutes, than lowered to 400F for 15 minutes.

  • Step 4

    When chicken is finished cooking, remove from oven and allow to rest before serving. Serve with Chimichurri on side

Chimichurri

ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 ea minced shallot
  • 1 ea minced garlic
  • 1 tsp chopped caper
  • 4 ea chopped anchovy
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp sherry vinaigrette
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 pinch sugar

Chimichurri

  • Step 1

    To make the chimichurri, mince 1 shallot, 1 small clove of garlic, 3 chopped anchovies, 1 tsp chopped caper, 1/4 c olive oil, 1 tsp sherry vinegar, 1 tsp rice vinegar, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar and add 1/4 c chopped parsley and mix.

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