Roast Chicken

Name: Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)
Yield: Makes 8 Main-Course Servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 small carrot, chopped (optional); 2 cups brown chicken broth or water; 2 chickens (4 pounds [1.8 kg] each) butter optional, for the aluminum foil; 1 pound [450 g] chicken wings (optional); 1 small onion, chopped (optional); ½ stalk celery, chopped (optional)

Poulet Rôti

Preparation info

Makes
8
Main-Course Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Glorious French Food

By James Peterson

Published 2002

About

Ingredients

2 chickens (4 pounds [1.8 kg] each) butter optional, for the aluminum foil

Europe
France
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 450°F[230°C/gas mark 8].

If you wish, truss the chickens and make a small aluminum foil covering for the breast. If you’re making a jus and are using the optional ingredients to give it