Roast chicken with anchovy butter and greens

Name: Roast chicken with anchovy butter and greens
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients: 1 chicken (about 1.5kg); 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 60 ml (1⁄4 cup) chicken stock; 2 bunches broccolini, trimmed; 1 bunch cavolo nero, torn; 3 garlic cloves, skin on; Juice of 1 lemon; Crusty bread, to serve; 6 anchovy fillets, chopped; 2 tbsp oregano leaves, plus extra to serve; 4 garlic cloves; 50 gm softened butter

Anchovy butter spread under the skin makes roast chicken, a winter favourite, even better, and the greens soak up all the juices.

Nov 22, 2018 6:19am

By Lisa Featherby

Serves 4 - 6
20 mins preparation
1 hr 35 mins cooking plus resting

Ingredients

1 chicken (about 1.5kg)
1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
60 ml (1⁄4 cup) chicken stock
2 bunches broccolini, trimmed
1 bunch cavolo nero, torn
3 garlic cloves, skin on
Juice of 1 lemon
Crusty bread, to serve

Anchovy butter

6 anchovy fillets, chopped
2 tbsp oregano leaves, plus extra to serve
4 garlic cloves
50 gm softened butter

Method

1
For anchovy butter, pound anchovy, oregano and garlic with a mortar and pestle, season to taste and stir in butter.
2
Preheat oven to 190°C. Slide your fingers carefully between skin and breast of chicken to separate, then loosen as much of the skin around the legs as possible without piercing skin. Spread butter under skin with your fingers and press to distribute evenly. Tie legs together with kitchen string and stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
3
Place chicken in a roasting pan or in a large ovenproof frying pan, drizzle with extra oil and season. Pour stock into pan and roast, basting occasionally, until chicken is goldenbrown and juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a skewer (1 hour 15 minutes). Transfer chicken to a plate to rest (20-25 minutes).
4
Increase oven to 250°C. Toss broccolini and cavolo nero in oil and add to pan with garlic, then roast, tossing occasionally, until broccolini is tender (20-25 minutes). Season with lemon juice and return chicken to pan. Serve with bread.