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Sage butter chicken

Serves four. Sage butter chicken.

Recipe bywjf.morris
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Total time38 min
DifficultyEasy
Community ratingNew recipe
Per serving33.1g protein
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  1. 01

    Read, weigh and prepare

    7 minHands-on

    Read the full method and weigh the listed ingredients. Prepare the meat and vegetables as described in the ingredient list, keeping sauce, starch, garnish and working ingredients separate. Clean hands, boards and utensils after handling raw meat.

  2. 02

    Crisp and cook chicken

    20 minHands-on

    Pat chicken dry and season. Put skin-down in a wide pan with neutral oil over medium heat. Cook for 10–12 minutes, pressing briefly for contact and pouring off excess fat. Turn and cook for another 6–10 minutes until the centre reaches 75°C for 30 seconds.

  3. 03

    Check and transfer

    1 minHands-on

    Check doneness and transfer to a warm clean plate.

  4. 04

    Rest

    5 minHands-off · check as directed

    Rest for 5 minutes before slicing; save the clean resting juices.

  5. 05

    Make sage butter

    3 minHands-on

    Pour most fat from the chicken pan. Add chicken butter and sage over medium-low heat and supervise until the butter smells nutty and sage is crisp; avoid burning milk solids.

  6. 06

    Finish and serve

    2 minHands-on

    Serve chicken skin-up with sage butter around the flesh and crisp sage leaves on top.

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