Recipe by Brenda Anderson
Photography by Chia Chong
Styling by Libbie Summers
1 Whole Organic Chicken + 1 Whole Bottle of Chardonnay = 1 Of The Most Delicious Foolproof Chicken Recipes You Will Ever Make (gravy included…bragging rights extra).
Chardonnay Chicken
(wine dripping gravy)
serves 4-6
Ingredients:
1 whole organic chicken, giblets removed, cleaned and dried
1 bottle of chardonnay
2 sweet onions, peeled and quartered
1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
2 sprigs fresh thyme plus more for garnish if desired
Course sea salt
Cracked black pepper
1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ tablespoon corn starch
Directions:
Pre heat oven to 425 degrees
Salt and pepper cavity of chicken and fill with 1/2 the lemons and onions and all of the thyme. Place in roasting pan and add the remaining lemons and onions to the pan. Rub chicken generously with salt and pepper. Shake on garlic powder. Pour Chardonnay into the roasting pan.
Place roasting pan in the oven and roast for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F. Roast for an additional hour. Remove chicken to a cutting board and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Remove lemons from the roasting pan and place the pan on the stove over medium-high heat. When the drippings and chardonnay come to a boil, whisk in corn starch until blended. Reduce heat to low and continue to whisk until slightly thick. Carve chicken and serve gravy on the side. Garnish with fresh thyme if desired.
Libbie’s Food Styling Props: (top image) Surface is chalkboard. Roasting pan is Le Creuset. Old fork and brass knives are from Habersham Antiques Market. Stack of plates are Juliska. Gold fabric is a Milly dress given to me by my friend Sydney. (bottom image) Surface is chalk board. Serving plate is Juliska. Glass bowl is an old crystal sugar bowl I picked up at Habersham Antiques Market. White powder coated gravy spoon is from Rethink Design Studio.
