Chicken, fried or baked whole, is considered a festive and banquet treat. This tradition was created by our ancestors. At that far time, a bird cooked as a whole, appeared on the table only on church holidays.
At the present time, with our capabilities, a holiday can be arranged at least every weekend, that is, to cook the chicken as a whole. We offer to get acquainted with simple recipes of cooking chicken on the bottle, because:
- the dish is not expensive because you only need chicken, spices, herbs and a bottle;
- chicken cooked in bottles, turns out crispy with a uniform crust, and most importantly, healthy and dietary, since the meat does not fry in fat and retains all the useful substances.
Chicken on the bottle - the best recipes for the second dish:
Recipe number 1 - chicken on the bottle “Prostus”.
The name of the second meat dish “Simple” speaks for itself: firstly, the minimum of ingredients, secondly, not a laborious process, the oven works for you, thirdly, the chicken gets an even, golden “tan” that melts in your mouth.
To cook chicken on a bottle of "Prostuska", for 4 persons, you need the following number of ingredients:
- chicken carcass - 1 kilogram;
- Lemon - 2;
- Italian herbs - 3 teaspoons;
- salt, pepper - 1 teaspoon.
To cook the chicken on the bottle, it takes 1 hour 10 minutes, of which the preparatory stage is 10 minutes, the heat treatment is 1 hour.
Phased plan, cooking chicken on the bottle with a uniform crust.
Preparatory stage:
- The chicken carcass intended for roasting in the oven must be dry, without blood clots inside and excess subcutaneous fat. The prepared bird is generously smeared on the inside and outside, with salt, Italian herbs, and pepper. To the tips of the wings do not burn, they are hidden in the so-called pockets - cuts on the breast. - The glass bottle (jar) is filled with 2/3 water, lemon slices and some Italian herbs are put in there (for flavor).
- The carcass of the hen sits on the bottle.
- The oven warms up to 50 degrees.
Heat treatment:
Chicken, strung on a bottle, is sent to a warm oven, where an hour will be baked at a temperature of 200 degrees. Meat is considered ready if, when piercing with a toothpick, a clear juice is released, and not ichor.
The finished chicken is taken out of the oven, “Resting” for 10 minutes so that the juice does not flow out and cut into portions. This chicken can be served with baked or boiled potatoes, rice and vegetables. Enjoy your meal!
Recipe number 2 - chicken on a bottle with baked potatoes.
This recipe for chicken on the bottle is good because the meat is cooked at the same time as a side dish. A side dish (potato) cooked in this way will be especially tasty, as it will be baked in chicken fat, saturated with spices.
For cooking chicken on a bottle with baked potatoes, for 4 persons, you need the following number of ingredients:
- chicken carcass - 1 kilogram;
- potato - 1 kilogram;
- onions - 2 pieces;
- light beer in a glass bottle - 0.5 liter;
- vegetable fat - 3 tablespoons;
- garlic - 3zubka;
- fresh dill - a bunch;
- Salt, soy sauce (a couple of drops), pepper, paprika, rosemary, fenugreek, thyme, ginger (ground), savory - a few grains.
To cook chicken on a bottle with baked potatoes, it takes 25 minutes 35 minutes, of which the preparatory stage is 15 minutes, marinating - 24 hours, heat treatment - 1 hour 20 minutes.
Phased plan, cooking chicken on the bottle with potatoes.
Preparatory stage:
- Marinade: in one bowl it combines vegetable fat, finely chopped garlic, rosemary, thyme, paprika, hot pepper, soy sauce, ginger, salt and fenugreek. - A prepared chicken carcass is coated on the inside and outside with a marinade, wrapped in a food bag and sent to the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- A well-marinated bird is strung on a bottle of beer (the bottle must be half empty and without label) and wrapped in foil.
- Connect potatoes into slices, onion in half rings, chopped garlic, vegetable fat, chopped dill, salt, savory, pepper in a separate container.
- The oven warms up to 180 degrees.
- Potatoes with spices laid out on a baking sheet, in the middle is set a bottle of chicken.
Heat treatment:
Baking tray with potatoes and poultry is baked for about 1 hour 20 minutes, at a temperature of 180 degrees. For 10-15 minutes before the end of frying, remove the foil, sprinkle the meat with the remaining beer so that the chicken is covered with a crisp crust of a reddish hue.
Finished bird is torn to pieces and presented with baked potatoes. Enjoy your meal!
Recipe number 3 - Juicy chicken on the bottle.
There are hundreds of recipes for making a chicken carcass on a bottle. Each recipe has its own flavor, but famous chefs know how to make the bird on the bottle more juicy and we will tell you about it.
For cooking juicy chicken on a bottle, for 4 persons, you need the following number of ingredients:
- chicken carcass - 1 kilogram;
- salt - 1 glass;
- garlic - 3zubka;
- paprika - 1 teaspoon;
- olive oil - 4 tablespoons;
- thyme - 2 flowers;
- pepper.
To cook a juicy chicken on a bottle, it takes 25 hours 35 minutes, of which the preparatory stage is 10 minutes, soaking it takes 3 hours, the heat treatment takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
Phased plan, cooking chicken on the bottle.
Preparatory stage:
- The prepared chicken carcass is generously smeared with salt from inside and outside (1 glass). Salted meat is immersed in ice water for 3 hours. The fact is that when the chicken is soaked in brine (brine), the liquid is absorbed, and the meat becomes succulent. - Preparation of marinade: combine olive oil, crushed garlic and paprika in one container.
- The soaked carcass is washed under running water, rubbed on all sides with marinade, and thyme sprigs are put inside.
- The oven warms up to 200 degrees.
Heat treatment:
The chicken on the bottle is baked for about 1 hour 20 minutes, at a temperature of 200 degrees.
Finished chicken is served with rice, vegetables and bulgur. Enjoy your meal!
Chicken on the bottle - useful tips from chefs.
Despite the fact that the chicken on the bottle, as a rule, a festive treat, but ranks among the simple dishes. As simple as cooking chicken, there are details that can degrade the taste of meat. For example:
- the bottle, which serves as a spit, should be at room temperature and filled with liquid (water, beer);
- under the bottle with the chicken we do not forget to put a baking sheet with a few spoons of water, otherwise, the fat and juice released during the heat will burn. The ashes are not only absorbed in the meat, but will smoke the whole house;
- bird carcass can be mounted only on stable containers with thick glass (0.7 liter cans, coffee cans, beer bottles).
