Poulet tout-en-un
Je l’avoue : pour un poulet rôti ou à la rôtissoire, je me fiche complètement que la peau soit croustillante. Bien sûr, je veux qu’elle ait du goût, et une belle couleur dorée est toujours appréciable, mais ce qui m’intéresse, c’est une viande excellente. Bizarre ? Je ne crois pas. Voici donc ma recette de poulet rôti. Je ne l’ai jamais préparée à la télévision, car elle donne rarement une peau « parfaite à l’écran », mais écoutez-moi… c’est le meilleur poulet que j’aie jamais fait. Et c’est peut-être aussi le plus facile. Je sais… j’ai souvent déclaré être contre le fait d’arroser la viande, mais c’était quand il s’agissait de dinde, et la dinde, ce n’est pas du poulet. Ici, nous voulons favoriser le brunissement, et récupérer un peu de la graisse qui a coulé pour la verser sur le dessus aidera… dans ce cas précis. Cette recette est d’abord parue dans EveryDayCook. Photo de Lynne Calamia
Ingrédients
- 1 (4-pound) roaster chicken
- 2 quarts water
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons peanut or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Préparation
- 1
Dissolve the first dose of salt in the water in a containerI typically use a straight-sided container to ensure the bird will submerge. large enough to hold the chicken. Make sure the bird's cavity is empty and place in brine, breast-side down. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours. (I usually do this in the morning after I make coffee so that I can cook it that night.)
- 2
To cook, place an empty 4-quart cast-iron Dutch oven in the middle of your oven and crank it to 550°F.
- 3
Give the oven at least 30 minutes to get hot. Meanwhile, drain and thoroughly dry the bird with paper towels, allowing it to come to room temperature while you wait on the oven.
- 4
When the oven is good and hot, rub the bird down with the oil and sprinkle on the remaining teaspoon of salt. Then, open the oven door, slide out the rack holding the Dutch oven, and drop the bird straight down into it, breast-side up. Quickly cover with the hot lid, slide the rack back in, and close the door as quickly as possible.
- 5
Leave the chicken alone for 15 minutes. Then, remove the lid and baste the top of the bird with some of the juices that have accumulated at the bottom of the pot. Cook 12 minutes.
- 6
Remove the Dutch oven to a safe spot (the cooktop would be fine) and don't touch for 10 minutes. Then, remove the lid and allow the bird to rest for 5 minutes. At this point, use your instant-read thermometer to take a reading right in the middle of the breast. I usually see 150°F at this point, and that's ok. Carryover heat will take care of the rest.
- 7
Slide a pair of tongs or a wooden spoon into the cavity and gently lift the bird out to a platter or carving board, tilting it first so that any hot juices drain into the pot.
- 8
I serve this in a rather unorthodox, but insanely satisfactory manner: Pour the juices (a lovely co-mingling of schmaltz and jus) into a few bowls and position around the platter which should be central to the table. Give everyone a knife (not too long or sharp) and allow them to carve off hunks of bird, which should be dipped (by hand) into the juices and consumed forthwith. Plates? We don't need no stinkin' plates! But you will need several napkins. You're welcome.
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