Roast Chicken with Carrot Purée
A perfectly roasted chicken breast served with carrot purée, chicken demi-glace and tomato powder! This is a recipe to impress your guests by serving a different take on such a traditional roast chicken breast recipe!
In a medium bowl with <quantity>1<unit>L</unit></quantity> of water, add <quantity>2<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of ground black pepper and <quantity>¾<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of salt
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of coriander seeds, <quantity>2<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of rosemary, and <quantity>2<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of thyme
Stir to combine and dissolve the salt. The poultry brine is ready
Cut out the breast fillet from <quantity>1</quantity> large chicken breast
Place the chicken breast and the breast fillet in a deep dish. Cover with the Poultry Brine
Place in the refrigerator for 12h to marinate
Remove the chicken from the brine and pat it dry with a paper towel
Set the diced fillet and the chicken breast aside in the refrigerator
Medium dice <quantity>1<unit>stalk</unit></quantity> of celery
Medium dice the breast fillet
Trim and halve <quantity>1</quantity> onion. Peel and medium dice it
Add <quantity>240<unit>g</unit></quantity> of heavy cream to a pot and warm it up over medium-low heat. Add <quantity>4</quantity> dried bay leaves and the diced celery
Add <quantity>4</quantity> garlic cloves and the diced onion
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of coriander seeds, <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of black peppercorns, and <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of annatto powder
Stir and cook over medium heat for 10-15m until it becomes a thick red cream
Sieve the cream into a bowl
Dice the roasted chicken and add it to a blender along the cream
Blend on maximum speed until homogeneous. The chicken farce is ready
Remove the skin of <quantity>1</quantity> large chicken breast and set aside. Spread an even layer of the chicken farce on top of the breast
Wrap the chicken breast with the breast’s skin, making sure the farce is completely covered
Place the chicken breast on a baking tray. Leave it in the freezer for 12h to freeze completely
Reduce <quantity>2<unit>L</unit></quantity> of chicken stock in a saucepan over medium heat to ⅓ of the initial volume
Add <quantity>50<unit>g</unit></quantity> of cold butter, turn off the heat and let melt, stirring until combined
Add ground black pepper to taste and stir to combine
Add the other <quantity>25<unit>g</unit></quantity> of butter and stir to combine. The chicken demi-glace is ready
Set the sous-vide to <temperature>65<unit>°C</unit></temperature> and cook the chicken breast for 45m until tender
Transfer the breast to a vacuum bag and vacuum seal it to remove all air
Peel, trim, and finely slice <quantity>2</quantity> medium carrots. You can use a mandolin if available
Squeeze and strain the juice from <quantity>1</quantity> large orange
Finely grate <quantity>1</quantity> thumb of ginger over a piece of cloth. Use the cloth to squeeze the juice out of the grated ginger and discard the solids
Add the sliced carrot and the ginger juice to a medium saucepan
Add the orange juice and <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of butter
Add salt to taste and stir to combine
Cover the pan and cook over low heat, checking eventualy, until the carrots are soft
Preheat the oven to <temperature>250<unit>°C</unit></temperature> with the grill on
Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. The carrot purée is ready
Roast the chicken breast for 10-15m until completely golden brown
Slice according to your preferences. The stuffed chicken breast is ready
Plate 1 tbsp of Carrot Purée on one edge of a dish
Place 1 slice of the Stuffed Chicken Breast <quantity>2<unit>cm</unit></quantity> away from the purée and sprinkle with flaky salt to taste
Add 1 tbsp of Chicken Demi-Glace between the purée and the chicken
Sprinkle some tomato powder over the purée. The roast chicken with carrot purée is ready
Enjoy!
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