Jamie Oliver's Chicken in Milk {Seriously Delish}

Name: Jamie Oliver's Chicken in Milk {Seriously Delish}
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 3 - 3.5 lb / 1.5 - 1.8 kg whole chicken; 2 tsp salt; black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 stick cinnamon; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh sage leaves; 2 lemons; 10 cloves of garlic; 2 1/4 cups milk

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings
4 - 6
Calories
466 kcal
Course
Main Course, Dinner

Jamie Oliver's Chicken in Milk {Seriously Delish}

Paige Becker

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Though the ingredients list might seem odd, this is actually one of the best chicken dishes I have ever had. Possibly the best roast chicken I've ever had. It's incredibly easy to make and produces a very tender chicken with crispy skin on top. The braising liquid reduces to a fabulous sauce that has a hint of freshness from the lemon and muskiness from the sage and cinnamon. The whole cloves of garlic cook in the skin so they are soft and mushy (mild garlic flavour, much more sweet), perfect for popping out of the skin and eating with the chicken, or spread it on toast! The milk dissolves into bits of curd which remind me of bocconcini and taste like little bursts of creaminess.

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Ingredients

Servings

3 - 3.5 lb / 1.5 - 1.8 kg whole chicken
2 tsp salt (plus more to taste)
black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 stick cinnamon
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh sage leaves
2 lemons , zest only (avoid grating the pith which is bitter)
10 cloves of garlic , whole, skin on
2 1/4 cups milk (I used low fat)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
Wash the chicken under water and pat dry with paper towels.
Sprinkle over the salt and 5 grinds of black pepper and pat all over the chicken, concentrating on the top and sides.
Heat oil in a heavy based pot over high heat. (Note 1)
Brown the chicken all over as best you can. I find the easiest way to do this (and minimising skin tearing) is with tongs stuck in the rear of the chicken and a wooden spoon to lift and leverage the chicken. Tilt the chicken as required to brown as much of the skin as you can. (Note 2)
If you can manage it (or if you have a helper), pour the excess fat out of the pot with the chicken still in it. If you can't, remove the chicken onto a plate, then drain the fat.
Add the remaining ingredients into the pot (return the chicken to the pot if you removed it).
Bake covered for 40 minutes, then bake uncovered for 50 minutes (1.5 hrs in total).
Let stand for 5 minutes or so before removing the chicken from the pot onto a serving plate. Serve the sauce on the side. I prefer not to strain it because I want the bits of curd and garlic on my chicken, as well as bits of sage.

Notes

Choose a pot that fits the chicken fairly snugly. But not too snugly, otherwise it is very difficult to brown the chicken!
The browning of the chicken can be a bit difficult if you are using a very snug pot. But it is a key step for this recipe because browning = flavour + crispy skin and also renders the fat. The fat that isn't rendered out in this step ends up in the sauce and might be too fatty for your taste if you don't brown the chicken enough.
The nutrition is for 6 people and has been adjusted to reflect that 1/4 cup of the chicken fat is rendered out and poured off while the chicken is browned. It also assumes that all the sauce is used which is probably not the case so the calories is slightly higher than it should be
I should be honest and tell you that though recipes always say that a whole chicken will typically serve 6 people, in my household it only serves 4 + plenty of scraps for my dog Dozer. :-)

Nutrition Information

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Serving 303g Calories 466cal (23%) Carbohydrates 6.2g (2%) Protein 61.3g (123%) Fat 20.4g (31%) Saturated Fat 5.3g (27%) Cholesterol 183mg (61%) Sodium 794mg (33%) Potassium 644mg (18%) Sugar 4.8g (10%) Vitamin A 300IU (6%) Vitamin C 2.5mg (3%) Calcium 150mg (15%) Iron 2.5mg (14%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4- 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 466 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	303g
Calories	466cal	23%
Carbohydrates	6.2g	2%
Protein	61.3g	123%
Fat	20.4g	31%
Saturated Fat	5.3g	27%
Cholesterol	183mg	61%
Sodium	794mg	33%
Potassium	644mg	14%
Sugar	4.8g	10%
Vitamin A	300IU	6%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	3%
Calcium	150mg	15%
Iron	2.5mg	14%