Spatchcock chicken with an oyster mushroom sauce and sauteed leeks
<p>The flavour of the oyster mushrooms is a prefect accompaniment to the chicken and leeks.</p>
<p>1. preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C</p>
<p>2. Place poussin, breast-side down, with the tail towards you. Using sturdy scissors or poultry shears, cut up along each side of the backbone to remove it, cutting through the rib bones as you go. Open the chicken out and turn over. Flatten the breastbone with the heel of your hand so that the meat is all one thickness.</p>
<p>3. Place spatchcock chicken into a roasting tin and season with salt and the crushed mixed peppercorns then drizzle with olive oil. Place into the oven for 45 minutes.</p>
<p>4. When the chicken has 20 minutes to go, put the potatoes into a steamer for 20 minutes.</p>
<p>5. After 5 minutes steam the leeks for 10 minutes.</p>
<p>6. Whilst the leeks are steaming, gently fry the onions and garlic for about 5 minutes in a little olive oil. Finely chop 25g of the oyster mushrooms, add to onions and garlic and fry for a further 5 minutes. by this stage your chicken is hopefully cooked.</p>
<p>7. In a pan melt a large knob of butter on a medium to high heat, remove the leeks from the steamer and add to the pan with some salt and a good amount of black pepper. Keep an eye on these you want to sautee them for about 5 minutes.</p>
<p>8. Roughly tear the remaining 50g of oyster mushrooms and add to the onion mix.</p>
<p>9. Remove the chicken from the oven and place on a plate to rest. Add the water to the roasting tin to pick up all the lovely flavour end pour into the onions. Turn the heat right up to reduce the liquid down.</p>
<p>10. Once the liquid has mostly gone, turn the heat down and add the creme fraiche, allow to heat through.</p>
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