LAVENDER AND THYME ROASTED POUSSINS
Seasoned with lavender and thyme, these roasted poussins are aromatic and flavorful, and just unique enough to be a memorable meal.
Provided by Sara Clevering, adapted from Gourmet
Categories Main Course
Time 45m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 475°F/250°C.
- Using a fork, smash the lavender, thyme, zest, salt and pepper into the butter until well mixed to create a compound butter.
- Pat the birds dry. Take a bird and very gently slide fingers between meat and skin to loosen the skin from the body (be careful not to tear the skin), both over the breast meat and the thigh.
- Take the compound butter and slide it up into the pockets of skin you have created over the breast but also making sure to also smear some butter over the thigh. You can tie the legs of each bird together or nestle them together snugly in the baking dish, preferably a flameproof one that is safe for your stovetop.
- Cut one lemon in half and divide each half into quarters for a total of eight pieces. Stuff each bird with four pieces of lemon. (Using smaller pieces allows you to more effectively stuff the small cavity of the poussin). Take the second lemon, cut in half, and squeeze one half over both birds.
- Roast birds in middle of oven 30 minutes (for poussins) to 45 minutes (for Cornish hens), or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of a thigh (be careful not to touch bone) registers 170° F. Check after 25 minutes.
- Put the roasted birds on a platter and loosely cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add Sauternes to roasting pan and put over moderate heat, deglazing the pan by scraping up the brown bits. Simmer until the liquid is reduced to a sauce. (If your roasting pan is not safe for the burner, transfer the chicken juices to a saucepan, then add the wine and simmer). Spoon over your poussins and serve.
- Accompany your birds with roasted fingerling potatoes and crusty artisinal bread that can sop of the flavorful sauce.
ROASTED POUSSINS WITH ANISEED, THYME AND ORANGE ZEST
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place the poussins in a roasting pan, and bring to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, stir together the thyme leaves, orange zest, aniseed, mustard and olive oil. Add salt and pepper. Spread a little of the mixture inside the birds. Place two onion quarters inside each bird. Spread remaining mustard paste on skin.
- Roast until birds' thigh juices run clear, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove birds to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes.
- To prepare gravy, place roasting pan over medium-high heat, and add the vermouth. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up pan drippings. Bring vermouth to a boil. Add 1/2 cup water; bring to boil. Stir in the cream. Taste, and adjust seasoning. Carve birds. Serve, passing gravy on side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 551, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1059 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ROAST POUSSINS WITH WILD MUSHROOM SAUCE
Impress any dinner party guests with Tom Kerridge's indulgent main dish - everyone is served their own little roast chicken
Provided by Tom Kerridge
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- First, make the sauce. Bring the white wine to the boil and pour it on top of the dried mushrooms. Cover with cling film and leave to soak and rehydrate for 1 hr. After this time, pass the wine through a fine sieve into a saucepan and put the mushrooms to one side. Add the shallots and garlic to the wine. Put the pan on a medium-high heat until the wine has reduced by two-thirds, and the shallots are soft and translucent. Add the tied-up sprigs of thyme, the mushrooms and double cream. Bring the cream to the boil and gently simmer until it has reduced by a third. Remove from the heat, season, pour in the Sherry and turn off the heat until serving. Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Stuff the cavity of each poussin with 2 garlic cloves, 4 sprigs of thyme and a piece of lemon peel. For neat presentation, you can now tie the poussin legs together, but this isn't essential. Smear the butter over the poussins, put in a shallow roasting tin and cook for 30-35 mins until the legs easily come away from the bird, or until a digital cooking thermometer reads 75C when inserted in the breast. Take out of the oven, baste with the buttery cooking juices and leave to rest for 15 mins.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 839 calories, Fat 64 grams fat, SaturatedFat 35 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 49 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
ROAST POUSSIN WITH PRUNES AND THYME
This simple and delicious main dish is the centerpiece of your holiday feast.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove neck from inside of poussin cavity, and set aside. Rinse inside and outside of poussin, and pat dry.
- Season each of the poussin cavities with salt and pepper. Fill each of the cavities with 2 onion quarters, 3 prunes, and 1/3 bunch thyme. Tie the poussin's legs together with kitchen twine, and set aside. Strew the bottom of a large roasting pan with the remaining onion quarters and celery.
- Rub poussin with 2 tablespoons soft butter; season with salt and pepper. Arrange poussin in roasting pan; place in oven. Roast poussin until golden brown and thigh juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 55 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter.
- Add brandy and chicken stock to pan; stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits from bottom of pan. Strain gravy, and discard solids. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in remaining tablespoon butter. Use gravy to glaze poussin, or serve on the side.
LEMON ROAST POUSSIN WITH SPRING VEGETABLES
Take your cooking up a notch with Gordon's smart take on roast chicken
Provided by Gordon Ramsay
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/ gas 7. Season the inside of the poussins generously with salt and pepper, then stuff each with a garlic clove, half a bunch of thyme and a lemon half.
- Sit the birds in a shallow roasting dish. Smother generously with butter, then season the skin with sea salt and black pepper. Roast in the oven for about 40 mins.
- While the birds are roasting, prepare the accompaniments. For the braised peas and lettuce, heat a frying pan and add a drizzle of oil. Sizzle the bacon for 2 mins until starting to crisp. Turn down the heat a little, toss in the onions, then continue to cook for 6-7 mins until they are golden.
- Pour the chicken stock into the pan, simmer for 2 mins, then scatter in the peas and cook for 2 mins more. Lastly, stir in the lettuce and cook for 1 min until just wilted, then set aside.
- For the spring vegetables, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and have a bowl of iced water at the ready. In batches, boil all the veg (except the radishes), then transfer to the iced water. The courgettes will take 3 mins, the carrots and leeks 2 mins. Drain the vegetables, then lay them on kitchen paper to dry.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in another frying pan, then stir-fry the vegetables until just starting to colour. Add the vinegar, lemon zest and a little seasoning. Turn off the heat, toss through the radishes, then drizzle with a little more oil.
- Check if the poussins are cooked by inserting a skewer or small knife between the leg and the breast; if the juices are pink, give the bird an extra 5-10 minutes in the oven. Once ready, remove the poussins from the dish and leave to rest, upside down, for 10 mins (this keeps the breasts from drying out). To make a simple gravy, remove the lemon halves from the poussins, squeeze into the juices in the roasting dish, then whisk together.
- Strain the lemony juices into a jug. You are now ready to carve the birds and plate up.
- Using a sharp knife, cut through the thigh joint and remove the leg. Cut each leg through the joint to separate the drumstick from the thigh. Carefully carve the breasts away from the bone, cutting through the joint to leave the wing attached. Carve each breast into 2 pieces so each portion has 2 pieces of leg and 2 pieces of breast.
- Spoon a mound of the braised peas and lettuce into the centre of 4 large, shallow, bowls. Neatly assemble a 'nest' of vegetables around the lettuce. Pile the carved poussin on top of the lettuce, giving each serving the same amount of meat. Pour over the lemony sauce and serve straight away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 553 calories, Fat 39 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 12 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 38 grams protein, Sodium 1.79 milligram of sodium
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