Ginger-Roasted Chicken
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 5 garlic cloves, 1 minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger plus 12 thin ginger slices
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- One 4-pound chicken, at room temperature
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 serrano chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 lime, quartered
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- Preheat the oven to 425 and position a rack in the lower third of the oven.
- In a bowl, mix the butter with the minced garlic and grated ginger and season with salt and pepper.
- Pat the chicken dry.
- Rub half of the butter under the skin and the rest over the chicken; season with salt and pepper.
- Set the chicken breast-side-up on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Scatter the onion, garlic cloves, ginger slices, chiles and lime and add 1/2 cup of water.
- Roast for 30 minutes, until the breast is firm and just beginning to brown in spots.
- Using tongs, turn the chicken breast-down and roast for 20 minutes longer, until the skin is lightly browned.
- Using tongs, turn the chicken breast-side-up.
- Add another 1/2 cup of water.
- Roast for about 20 minutes longer, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the inner thigh registers 175 to 180.
- Tilt the chicken to drain the cavity juices into the pan; transfer the bird to a cutting board.
- Remove the rack from the pan and spoon off the fat.
- Set the pan over high heat.
- Add the stock and cook, scraping up any browned bits.
- Stir in the Asian fish sauce.
- Carve the chicken and pass the chunky jus at the table.
unsalted butter, garlic, ginger, salt, chicken, onion, serrano chiles, lime, chicken, fish sauce
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/ginger-roasted-chicken (may not work)