Honeyed Chicken - A Recipe from Game of Thrones
Salty, juicy chicken, basted in a sweet, minty, flavorful sauce. The perfect main coarse, fit for the center of the table for a Game of Thrones viewing party! Or a grand feast where you're hosting the royal family who just rode in from King's Landing. You know, whichever you're doing.
Servings 2 - 4
Ingredients
- 1 each chicken
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil and/or Butter melted
- Salt
Sauce
- 3/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1 tablespoon Mint dried
- 1/2 cup Raisins
- 1/2 cup Cranberries dried
- 1 tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- First thing is getting the chicken done. Turn the oven to 450 and the bird ready for its fate. Get it nice and buttered up, and sprinkle plenty of salt on it. I usually truss my chicken but for this I just let it roast free. I think it gives it more of a medieval look. Once it's ready, pop it in the oven for about an hour.
- You might have to turn it once or so depending on the oven, but it'll come out looking nice and golden.
- While it's in there, start working on the sauce. Take everything for the sauce, put it in a pan, and let it simmer till it reduces down by half. Should take about 30 minutes.
- When it's reduced enough and you take it off the heat, you'll see the nice plump fruit and thick sauce just begging to be poured on some chicken.
- And that's it! Just cut up the chicken and serve it up. Scoop good portions of the sauce and contents onto the chicken, but don't forget to put some sauce in a bowl to allow additional scooping. You're going to want to make sure you get every aspect of the sauce in every bite. Trust me.
Notes
- This is an adapted recipe from the blog of the cookbook (used with permission).
- What did I change? I put a tad more vinegar and honey to give me more sauce when it was done reducing. I also increased the mint and added dried cranberries. The authors are very legit and smart and make sure to keep true to every aspect possible when considering the recipes. So cranberries were probably a slap in the face but hey, I had them in my pantry at the time lol.
- My favorite part has to be the raisins and the cranberries and how they soak up the sauce, so a whole cup of them may sound like a lot, but you'll understand.
- It may sound like there's a lot to it, but this is insanely easy to put together. You're just reducing a sauce and pouring it over a chicken. The most work you'll have here is probably cutting the bird and sharing it with people.
