Gio's Lemon Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
- 24 new (red) potatoes, rinsed and dried
- 4 lemons
- 1 quartered to go in with the chicken
- 1 to be zested then juiced for the broth
- 1 to be juiced for the broth
- 1 to be sliced into thin rounds for garnish
- Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons for the chicken
- 2 tablespoons for the potatoes
- 1/4 cup for the broth
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, for garnish
- Dry oregano
- 1 teaspoon for the chicken
- 1 teaspoon for the broth
- 3 sprigs thyme
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Whisk together the broth — zest of 1 lemon, juice of 2 lemons, 1/4 cup olive oil, chicken stock, grated cheese, 2 cloves chopped garlic, and 1 teaspoon oregano. Rub the chicken with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then sprinkle both sides generously with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon oregano. Place chicken, broth and quartered lemon in sous-vide circulator at 142 degrees fahrenheit for 2 hours.
Cut potatoes in half. Place face-down in a single layer in a large skillet. Add 2 cups of water, 3 sprigs thyme, 2 whole cloves garlic, 3 tablespoons unsalted butter. Heat over medium high until it simmers, then reduce to medium and cover for 15 minutes. Remove garlic and thyme. Turn heat up to medium high 15-20 minutes until butter begins to sizzle. Allow to cook for an additional 4-6 minutes. Mince garlic, add 1 tsp lemon juice and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Turn heat off potatoes. Add garlic mixture to potatoes.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high in a stainless steel skillet until it just begins to smoke. Place chicken skin side down and sear until nicely browned.
For each person, place 4 potato halves and a chicken breast into a bowl, then spoon or pour in the sauce from the chicken pan.
Garnish with chopped parsley and thin slices of lemon.
Source
Adapted from:
- Creative Loafing Atlanta
- America’s Test Kitchen “Meat and Potatoes with Panache”