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Roast Chicken with Dried Herb and Spice Rub

In this recipe from Chef Adam Sobel, a simple roast chicken gets a big flavor boost from a rub that includes a medley of dried herbs and spices. Be sure to place the chicken on a roasting rack in a snug pan; this will keep the basting butter and cooking juices from spreading out and burning. The chicken is first roasted at a lower oven temperature, then the heat is increased during the last 10 minutes. Explains Chef Sobel, “The sear comes at the end of the cooking process because, at that point, the fat has been rendered out and the skin is tighter, so you get a crispier end product.”

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Roast Chicken with Dried Herb and Spice Rub

Why it works: Chicken and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,888 recipes. Both carry acetic acid hexyl ester, which smells sweet, green. The science ↓

Roast Chicken with Dried Herb and Spice Rub

Serves 4.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories
31 gProtein
29 gFat
0 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,888 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  2. Olive + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,887 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,902 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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