Scott's Various Sh*t

Spatchcocked Chicken with Tomatoes

Ingredients 

  •  1 spatchcocked chicken
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 3 unpeeled garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, pierced with a pairing knife
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn

From

Everyday Food
May 2010
 
Serves 4

Directions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Season chicken with coarse salt and ground pepper and place, breast side up, in a pan along with garlic cloves. With the tip of a paring knife, pierce the cherry tomatoes. Add to pan and drizzle tomatoes with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Pour dry white wine and water into pan.

Roast chicken until juices run clear when pierced between breast and leg (an instant-read thermometer should read 165 when inserted into thickest part of a thigh, avoiding bone), about 30 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves, torn if large, before carving.