Crispy Chicken with Shallots

Ingredients for Crispy Chicken with Shallots

• 2 garlic cloves, peeled

• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus more for serving

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more

• 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more

• 1 3 1/2–1.8kg chicken, halved, breast bone removed

• 8 small shallots, peeled, root end trimmed

How to make Crispy Chicken with Shallots

Pulse garlic, mint, oil, and 1 cup parsley in a food processor until very finely chopped; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.

Season chicken with salt and pepper and spread herb paste over flesh side. Place, skin side up, on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; chill at least 3 hours (the dryer the skin, the crisper it'll get).

Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 218°C. Pat chicken dry and place, skin side down, in a large ovenproof skillet, preferably cast iron. Set over medium-high heat and cook, undisturbed, until skin is golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Add shallots to skillet and transfer to oven. Roast, turning shallots once, 20–25 minutes. Turn skin side up and roast until skin is very crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thigh registers 71°C, 8–10 minutes longer. Serve chicken with shallots, parsley, and any pan juices.

DO AHEAD: Chicken can be rubbed with herb paste 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.

Disclaimer

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