
CLASSICAL ROAST CHICKEN WITH VELOUTE AND GRILLED VEGETABLES

Chef of the day: T VENKATESH ( BHM&CT 2nd Sem)
Ingredients
- 2.3 kgs Whole chicken with skin
For Marination
- 50 ml Olive oil
- 16 gms Salt
- 20 gms Black pepper
- 20 gms Garlic chopped
- 25 gms Dried mix herbs
- 12 gms Fresh rosemary
For Sauce
- 200 gms Onions chopped
- 200 gms Carrots Chopped
- 12 gms Garlic minced
- 2 nos Bay leaves
- 350 ml Chicken stock
- 30 gms Butter
- 30 gms Flour
- 100 ml Milk
- 5 gms Dried thyme
For Roasting
- 100 gms Red capsicum, cut into diamond shape
- 100 gms Potatoes
- 75 gms Cherry tomatoes
- 150 gms Carrots
- 100 gms Broccoli
- 100 gms French beans
- 100 gms Green peas
- 75 ml Balsamic vinegar
- 30 ml Olive oil
- 15 gms Mixed herbs
- 1 bunch Fresh parsley, chopped
Method of Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat it dry with paper towels. Rub the chicken with olive oil and season with fresh thyme, rosemary, mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
- Scatter roughly chopped onion and roughly chopped carrots over the base of a roasting tin that fits the whole chicken. Sit the chicken on the vegetables, smother the breast and legs all over with softened butter and roast for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F.
- While the chicken is roasting, prepare the velouté sauce. In a saucepan, sauté the onion, carrot, and garlic in butter until the vegetables are soft.
- Add the bay leaf and chicken stock to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain the mixture and discard the solids. Return the liquid to the saucepan.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and milk until there are no lumps.
- Slowly pour the flour and milk mixture into the saucepan with the chicken stock, whisking constantly.
- Add the dried thyme and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To prepare the grilled vegetables, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush the vegetables with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill the vegetables for about 3-5 minutes on each side or until they are tender and have grill marks.
- Once the chicken is done roasting, remove it from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Arrange the grilled vegetables on a serving platter and drizzle with the balsamic vinaigrette.
- Carve the chicken and serve with the velouté sauce and grilled vegetables. Garnish with chopped parsley.
