Roast Chicken 7 Ways: Margherita Chicken, French Mushroom Chicken, Korean Kimchi Chicken, Cumberland Sausage Stuffed Chicken, Italian Milk-Braised Chicken, Beer Butt Chicken, Chicken in a Salt Crust
A collection of 7 inventive ways to reinvent Sunday roast chicken, spanning global flavors and unique techniques. From Italian Margherita pizza vibes with mozzarella-stuffed potato gnocchi to Korean kimchi glaze, French mushroom braise, and English sausage-stuffed chicken.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
【Margherita Chicken & Gnocchi】Roast chicken on an oven rack over seasoned tomatoes, serve with smoked mozzarella-stuffed mashed potato gnocchi. → 【French Mushroom Chicken】Roast chicken with bacon topping over wild mushrooms and pan juices; serve over wilted spinach and crème fraîche lentils. → 【Korean Kimchi Chicken】Marinate chicken in blended kimchi, roast, glaze with honey-kimchi reduction, coat in toasted sesame seeds, and serve with rainbow slaw and rice. → 【Cumberland Stuffed Chicken】Stuff Cumberland sausage meat under breast skin and roast over a potato, parsnip, and leek traybake; serve with watercress pear salad. → 【Italian Milk Chicken】Brown whole chicken in butter, pot-roast with milk, lemon peel, sage, garlic, and cinnamon under parchment until milk curdles into rich sauce. → 【Beer Butt BBQ Chicken】Coat chicken in homemade BBQ dry rub, perch upright onto a half-empty beer can, and roast until tender, glazing with BBQ sauce. → 【Salt Crust Chicken】Stuff wild mushroom truffle butter under chicken skin, seal completely inside rolled salt dough pastry, and bake to trap all moisture.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
【Margherita Chicken & Gnocchi】Roast chicken on an oven rack over seasoned tomatoes, serve with smoked mozzarella-stuffed mashed potato gnocchi. → 【French Mushroom Chicken】Roast chicken with bacon topping over wild mushrooms and pan juices; serve over wilted spinach and crème fraîche lentils. → 【Korean Kimchi Chicken】Marinate chicken in blended kimchi, roast, glaze with honey-kimchi reduction, coat in toasted sesame seeds, and serve with rainbow slaw and rice. → 【Cumberland Stuffed Chicken】Stuff Cumberland sausage meat under breast skin and roast over a potato, parsnip, and leek traybake; serve with watercress pear salad. → 【Italian Milk Chicken】Brown whole chicken in butter, pot-roast with milk, lemon peel, sage, garlic, and cinnamon under parchment until milk curdles into rich sauce. → 【Beer Butt BBQ Chicken】Coat chicken in homemade BBQ dry rub, perch upright onto a half-empty beer can, and roast until tender, glazing with BBQ sauce. → 【Salt Crust Chicken】Stuff wild mushroom truffle butter under chicken skin, seal completely inside rolled salt dough pastry, and bake to trap all moisture.
Introduction
A collection of 7 inventive ways to reinvent Sunday roast chicken, spanning global flavors and unique techniques. From Italian Margherita pizza vibes with mozzarella-stuffed potato gnocchi to Korean kimchi glaze, French mushroom braise, and English sausage-stuffed chicken.
Step 1
【Margherita Pizza Roast Chicken】Parboil 1.5kg unpeeled, halved Maris Piper potatoes in salted boiling water for 15 minutes. Halve 1.5kg ripe tomatoes into a roasting tray with 2 crushed unpeeled garlic bulbs, fresh basil stems, salt, pepper, red or white wine vinegar, and olive oil.
Step 2
【Margherita Pizza Roast Chicken】Season a 1.4kg chicken in the tray juices and stuff leftover basil stems into the cavity. Place tomatoes on a lower tray and chicken directly on the oven wire rack above it at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour 30 minutes so roasting chicken juices drip directly onto the tomatoes.
Step 3
【Margherita Pizza Roast Chicken】Drain and mash the boiled potatoes with salt, pepper, and 50g flour until pliable. Divide into 12 balls, poke a thumb indentation into each, insert a cube of smoked mozzarella, seal completely, and arrange on an oiled baking tray. Bake underneath the chicken for the final hour until golden, crispy, and oozing cheese.
Step 4
【Margherita Pizza Roast Chicken】Toss fresh basil leaves into the reduced roasted tomato pan. Carve the chicken, squeeze soft garlic from its skin, spoon tomato-chicken gravy over the chicken, and serve alongside the crispy stuffed gnocchi and fresh salad.
Step 5
【French Roast Chicken】Rub a whole chicken with olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and 1 whole crushed garlic bulb. Stuff tarragon stalks into the cavity and roast at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Positioning whole chickens directly on an oven wire rack above vegetable or mushroom roasting trays allows roasting juices and melted fats to naturally baste the accompaniments below, creating an instant rich gravy.
Adding an insulating layer over or under the delicate chicken breast meat (such as sausage meat, smoked streaky bacon, or compound butter) slows down cooking and prevents breast meat from drying out before thighs and legs are fully cooked.
When preparing the gnocchi dough, leaving the potato skins on adds texture and nutrition; adding a small amount of flour gives the cooked potato structure to mold and hold melted cheese without falling apart.
For the Korean sesame chicken, ensure sesame seeds are lightly toasted in a dry pan until fragrant and golden before rolling or pressing onto the glazed hot chicken.
When cooking chicken in milk, lemon zest's natural acidity splits the milk into delicious, tender ricotta-like curds that form a fragrant braising sauce.
Always allow roasted chickens to rest for 10-15 minutes before carving so the juices redistribute evenly throughout the meat.
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