Balsamic Glazed Chicken
- 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
- 2 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- 4 tablespoons rosemary (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 ounces prosciutto rind (or bacon)
- 2 medium red onions (1 inch thick slices)
- 34 cup lambrusco or 34 cup dry red wine
- 12 cup balsamic vinegar
- Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
- Remove the giblets and set aside.
- Combine the garlic, rosemary, black pepper, and sea salt and mix with 3 tablespoons olive oil.
- Rub the outside of the chicken all over with the rosemary mixture.
- Place the proscuitto and cheese rinds inside the cavity.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 475F Place the onion slices and reserved giblets in the bottom of a small, heavy-bottomed roasting pan.
- Place the chicken on top of the onions, breast side up.
- Pour the wine over the chicken and rub all over with 1/4 cup of the vinegar.
- Roast in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a skewer pushed into the thickest part of the thigh shows clear - not bloody - juices.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a carving platter.
- Degrease the pan juices.
- Combine the onions and giblets with the pan juices.
- Carve the chicken.
- Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup vinegar.
- Pass the giblet gravy separately.
whole chickens, garlic, rosemary, fresh ground black pepper, salt, extra virgin olive oil, rind, red onions, red wine, balsamic vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/balsamic-glazed-chicken-251642 (may not work)