Name: Roast Chicken with Gravy and Watercress Stuffing
Yield: For 4 Persons
Ingredients: 25g (1oz/½ cup) ground hazelnuts; 1.75kg (3lb 14oz) chicken; 1 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon chervil; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon tomato passata (sieved tomatoes); salt and pepper; 25g (1oz/2 tablespoons) ready-to-eat dried apricots; 1 shallot, chopped; 25g (1oz/¼ stick) butter; 4 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs; 4 tablespoons chopped watercress

Preparation info

For
4
Persons

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking at the Merchant House

By Shaun Hill

Published 2000

About

If the same effort that is put into complicated dishes is directed towards cooking something simple, the results can be a revelation. Here is a good example: free range chicken, carefully roasted so that the thighs are completely cooked but the breasts not overdone, and a sauce made from pan juices and roasting tray residues rather than commercial bouillon cubes or gravy mixes.