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Garlic-butter chicken with asparagus, peas, broad beans and dauphinoise potatoes

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 4-6
From Saturday Kitchen
A feast of roast chicken, crowd-pleasing creamy dauphinoise potatoes and seasonal veg. You could take a shortcut and not make your own butter, but James does it this way!

Method


  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Put the garlic on a piece of kitchen foil and drizzle with the oil. Seal the foil into a parcel and roast for 30-40 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, put the chicken in a deep roasting tin and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 40-60 minutes.

  3. While the chicken roasts, put the cream in a food processor with a whisk/paddle attachment and blend until it turns to butter, leaving the whey at the bottom. Spoon the solid part into a bowl, add a teaspoon of salt and mix. Squeeze the garlic cloves into the cream and mix again.

  4. Smear the chicken with the garlicky cream and return it to the oven for 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of the bird. Check it is cooked through using a meat thermometer, or check that the juices run clear when the deepest part of the meat is pierced with a skewer.

  5. Meanwhile, for the dauphinoise potatoes, preheat an oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3½. Wash the potatoes in cold water to remove any excess starch. Drain well and pat dry.

  6. Grease an ovenproof dish with 1 teaspoon of the butter and layer the potatoes in the dish, overlapping a little, until it is just full. Season with salt and pepper between each layer.

  7. Put the cream and milk in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and whisk to combine. Pour this over the potatoes. Dot with the remaining butter, then cover tightly with kitchen foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove the foil and bake a further 30 minutes, or until golden-brown and tender.

  8. Meanwhile, blanch the asparagus, peas and broad beans in a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water. Drain and plunge into iced water to keep the colour. Melt the butter in a medium pan. Add the shallot and garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the blanched vegetables and cook for 2-3 minutes.

  9. To serve, carve the roast chicken and place on a serving plate. Heat the gravy until hot through. Scoop a spoonful of the potatoes on to each plate, add the asparagus, peas and broad beans, and serve with the chicken and gravy.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole bulb garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 whole chicken
  • 600ml/20fl oz double cream
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 400ml/14fl oz chicken gravy, to serve

For the dauphinoise potatoes

  • 1.2kg/2lb 12oz King Edward potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 300ml/10fl oz double cream
  • 300ml/10fl oz full-fat milk

For the asparagus, peas and broad beans

  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed into 3 lengths
  • 200g/7oz fresh peas, podded
  • 500g/1lb 2oz fresh broad beans, podded
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

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