Pot-roast chicken with leeks and winter salsa verde

Name: Pot-roast chicken with leeks and winter salsa verde
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp; 100g, chopped; 1 whole, approx 1.6kg; 3 sprigs; 2 large, trimmed and very thickly sliced; 2, trimmed and very thickly sliced; 200ml; 200ml; anchovy fillets in oil 3 drained; garlic 1 clove, peeled and roughly chopped; celery leaves a handful; a large handful, chopped; red wine vinegar 2½ tbsp; rosemary 2 tsp of finely chopped; sage 2 tsp of finely chopped; 120ml

1 hour 45 minutes
serves 4
Easy

Fuss-free way to cook a whole chicken, roasted in a pot, with leeks and stock makes a deliciously succulent dish. Serve it with a punchy herby salsa verde and all the usual roast dinner trimmings. This recipe uses a Label Anglais chicken, which is often slightly smaller than your usual bird.

March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Ingredients

olive oil 2 tbsp
smoked streaky bacon 100g, chopped
Label Anglais chicken 1 whole, approx 1.6kg
thyme 3 sprigs
leeks 2 large, trimmed and very thickly sliced
celery sticks 2, trimmed and very thickly sliced
white wine 200ml
chicken stock 200ml

winter salsa verde

anchovy fillets in oil 3 drained
garlic 1 clove, peeled and roughly chopped
celery leaves a handful
flat-leaf parsley a large handful, chopped
red wine vinegar 2½ tbsp
rosemary 2 tsp of finely chopped
sage 2 tsp of finely chopped
extra-virgin olive oil 120ml

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a lidded casserole large enough to hold the chicken. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until it begins to brown. Push the bacon to the edges of the pan and add the chicken, breast- side down. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden-brown all over. Turn it breast-side up to finish.
Step 2

Add the thyme sprigs, leeks and celery to the pan with the wine and chicken stock. Put the lid on and roast in the oven for 1½ hours.
Step 3

Meanwhile, make the salsa verde by blitzing all the ingredients together in a small food processor to make a textured sauce. Taste and add a litle more red wine vinegar or oil if needed. Serve the chicken, vegetables and pan juices with spoonfuls of salsa verde.