Overnight chicken
From the Washington Post comes an easy peasy method for making delicious chicken (and broth!) - where you decide to go from there is up to you!
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1 whole chicken, 3 - 3.5 lbs, giblet packet removed
salt and pepper water |
Pat the chicken dry. Place on a plate or small pan and generously season all sides with kosher salt, including inside the cavity. Place, uncovered, in the refrigerator for at least 8 and up to 24 hours.
The next day, lower the rack to the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450°. Place the chicken in a Dutch oven or heavy pot and season generously with pepper. Roast, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown. Transfer the chicken from the Dutch oven to the Instant Pot insert. Add in any juice and fat that has rendered during roasting. Add enough water to just cover the chicken. Set the slow cooker function high and cook for at least 8 hours. (When I did 12 hours the meat literally shredded from the bone.) Remove the chicken from the broth; pull off all the meat and save. Strain the broth and discard any solids. Optionally, you can also skim the fat and save it for future use (it is amazing never throw out chicken fat!). The meat and broth will keep refrigerated for up to 5 days; the broth can be stored frozen for a year. |
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Notes:
Notes:
- I felt a little leery about leaving my stove on all night, so I adapted this to use my Instant Pot in its slow cooker incarnation. In testing, America's Test Kitchen found that the Instant Pot was on the cool side in slow cooker mode, and recommends always using it on the High setting, even for the times quoted in recipes for low settings.
- While this recipe requires minimal hands on time, it does require a bit of planning -but it is so worth it!