Roasted Chicken Provençal
Chicken dredged in flour, roasted with vermouth. The sauce makes itself.
Technique-forward Roasted Chicken Provençal: Chicken dredged in flour, roasted with vermouth. The sauce makes itself.
This recipe is genius because it skips the "make a roux" step. By dusting the raw chicken in flour before roasting, the flour mixes with the rendering chicken fat and the vermouth to create a silky, thickened sauce right in the pan. It’s a
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Chicken dredged in flour, roasted with vermouth. The sauce makes itself.
Timing note: 60 min
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This recipe is genius because it skips the "make a roux" step. By dusting the raw chicken in flour before roasting, the flour mixes with the rendering chicken fat and the vermouth to create a silky, thickened sauce right in the pan. It’s a braise-roast hybrid.
The History
Provence, France (via The Hamptons).
Food Facts
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Tough cuts feel chewy because they contain more collagen. With time and moist heat, collagen breaks down into gelatin, which is why braises and stews get richer the longer they cook.
Al dente describes pasta or rice cooked so it retains a slight bite instead of turning soft throughout.
Technique-forward Roasted Chicken Provençal: Chicken dredged in flour, roasted with vermouth. The sauce makes itself.
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This recipe is genius because it skips the "make a roux" step. By dusting the raw chicken in flour before roasting, the flour mixes with the rendering chicken fat and the vermouth to create a silky, thickened sauce right in the pan. It’s a braise-roast hybrid.
Cool fact: We use Vermouth instead of white wine. It’s fortified and infused with botanicals (wormwood, herbs), adding a complexity that cheap Pinot Grigio can't match.
Sauce is lumpy/pasty.
You used too much flour on the dredge. Shake it off better next time.
Garlic burnt.
Keep the garlic submerged in the liquid/fat, not exposed on top of the chicken.
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The Setup
- Cutting Board
- Chef's Knife
- Instant-Read ThermometerOptional
The Mise en Place
5Your prep station before cooking begins
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DREDGE
COAT the chicken in the seasoned flour. Shake off excess.
A light dusting only. We aren't making fried chicken.
ARRANGEMENT
Place chicken in a roasting pan. Nestle shallots, garlic, and lemon wedges around it.
BASTE
Drizzle with oil. ROAST at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes.
LIQUID
Pour vermouth around the chicken (not on top). ROAST another 30-40 minutes.
The liquid should bubble and thicken into a gravy. The chicken skin should be crisp.
The liquid should bubble and thicken into a gravy. The chicken skin should be crisp.
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