Roasted Chicken with Grapefruit and Pink Peppercorns
- 2 (3 pound) chickens
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 2 bunches celery
- 1 Bouquet Garni
- 3 yellow grapefruits
- 3 pink grapefruits
- 1/2 cup pan juices
- 1 tablespoon pink peppercorns
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Rinse and dry chickens well.
- Rub the skin with olive oil.
- Salt and pepper the interior and exterior.
- Place in the oven and cook for 40 minutes or until juices run clear.
- Peel 1 yellow and 1 pink grapefruit and remove the sections carefully and reserve.
- Squeeze the other 4 grapefruits of all their juices and reserve.
- Peel, clean, and cut vegetables into 1/4 inch pieces.
- After 25 minutes, add the vegetables to the chicken and continue to cook until ready.
- When chicken is ready, tilt the bird so the juices go into the roasting pan and then caramelize the juices.
- Degrease and deglaze with the grapefruit juice, scrape the bottom to dissolve the juices and then add the pan juices.
- Strain the sauce and let sit for 5 minutes, all fat will come to the surface and remove.
- Place sauce back onto heat, add pink peppercorns and cook at a low simmer for 5 minutes.
- Check for consistency and seasoning.
- To Serve: Carve the chicken into eighths.
- Place one piece white and one piece dark meat on each plate.
- Warm the sections of grapefruit in the sauce and arrange around the chicken.
- Spoon sauce over entire presentation.
chickens, olive oil, carrot, onion, celery, bouquet garni, yellow grapefruits, pink grapefruits, pan juices, peppercorns
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-chicken-with-grapefruit-and-pink-peppercorns.html (may not work)