Cumin-Spiced Roast Chicken with Currant-Fegato Sauce, Toasted Almonds and Chives
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Cumin-Spiced Roast Chicken with Currant-Fegato Sauce, Toasted Almonds and Chives is one glorious dish of incomparable flavor. The creation of Chef Scott Conant, it is a spectacular way to serve Roast Chicken. Perfect for an intimate dinner for two.
Cumin-Spiced Roast Chicken with Currant-Fegato Sauce, Toasted Almonds and Chives
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Though an American creation, this dish has roots in Sicilian and Moroccan cuisines.
Author: Scott Conant
Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2 to 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
- 2 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 whole chicken, split, boned
- Kosher salt, as needed
- 1 Tablespoon dried currants
- 1/4 Cup fresh chicken livers, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted
- 3/4 Cup chicken stock reduction
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives, snipped
- Creamy Polenta (recipe follows)
Creamy Polenta
- 1 Cup whipping cream
- 1 Cup whole milk
- 4 ounces polenta
- salt, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
Instructions
- In small sauté pan, heat star anise, nutmeg, cloves and cumin, cooking and stirring over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 8 minutes. Cool slightly; grind in spice grinder.
- Rub each chicken half with 1 teaspoon each oil and spice mixture and salt to taste.
- Heat 2 Tablespoons oil in large skillet; add chicken halves, skin-side down and brown them well. Transfer pan to a preheated 450 degrees F oven and cook until juices run clear, about 15 minutes.
- Ten minutes before chicken is done, prepare sauce. Heat chicken reduction in medium saucepan; add currants and cook several minutes. Add livers; heat to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce to a gentle simmer as chicken continues cooking.
- Remove chicken from oven; let rest a minute or two. Separate breast from leg and slice breast into several pieces. Spoon polenta onto two plates; place leg and breast atop; spoon sauce over and around. Garnish with chives.
Creamy Polenta
- Bring cream and milk to boil.
- Off heat, slowly whisk in polenta and salt.
- Return to low flame; cook, stirring regularly, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Add cheese and butter shortly before serving.
