Balsamic Glazed Chicken

10 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely minced)
  • 4 tablespoons rosemary (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 ounces prosciutto rind (or bacon)
  • 2 medium red onions (1 inch thick slices)
  • 34 cup lambrusco or 34 cup dry red wine
  • 12 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions

  1. 1
    Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
  2. 2
    Remove the giblets and set aside.
  3. 3
    Combine the garlic, rosemary, black pepper, and sea salt and mix with 3 tablespoons olive oil.
  4. 4
    Rub the outside of the chicken all over with the rosemary mixture.
  5. 5
    Place the proscuitto and cheese rinds inside the cavity.
  6. 6
    Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
  7. 7
    Preheat oven to 475F Place the onion slices and reserved giblets in the bottom of a small, heavy-bottomed roasting pan.
  8. 8
    Place the chicken on top of the onions, breast side up.
  9. 9
    Pour the wine over the chicken and rub all over with 1/4 cup of the vinegar.
  10. 10
    Roast in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a skewer pushed into the thickest part of the thigh shows clear - not bloody - juices.
  11. 11
    Remove the pan from the oven and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes.
  12. 12
    Transfer the chicken to a carving platter.
  13. 13
    Degrease the pan juices.
  14. 14
    Combine the onions and giblets with the pan juices.
  15. 15
    Carve the chicken.
  16. 16
    Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup vinegar.
  17. 17
    Pass the giblet gravy separately.

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