Chicken with Fresh Country Herbs

Name: Chicken with Fresh Country Herbs (Poulet aux herbes de province)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ bayleaf; a sprig of rosemary; 6 tablespoons lemon juice; a sprig of thyme; salt, freshly-ground pepper; salt, freshly-ground pepper; 1 sage leaf; 180 g (6½ oz) rice; 35 g (1¼ oz) parsley; 15 g (½ oz) tarragon; 1 chicken weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 6 oz); 5 sprigs of mint; 270 g (10 oz) butter; a bunch of chervil; 25 g (1 oz) basil

Poulet aux herbes de province

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

1 chicken weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 6 oz)

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Take the first five herbs, parsley, chervil, tarragon, basil and mint, and remove the stalks. Wash the herbs, drain and dry them in a cloth. Slice up a third of these herbs and mix thoroughly with 180g (6½ oz) softened butter, adding salt and pepper and the lemon juice.
Singe and clean the chicken and place on its back with the breast towards you. Without teari