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Garlic Truffle Chicken au Jus

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 lb whole chicken
  • 2 tbsp garlic minced or grated
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 3 cups unsalted chicken broth
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube
  • 3 tbsp white truffle oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme removed from stalk

Equipment & Utensils

  • Small saucepan
  • Medium-sized roasting pan
  • Foil

Instructions

  • Remove excess fat and innards from chicken and rinse thoroughly with cool water.
  • Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
  • Push your fingers between the breast skin and flesh of the chicken to separate them.
  • With your fingers, or a small spatula, spread the garlic all over the breast of the chicken under the skin and inside the cavity of the chicken.
  • Season exterior of chicken with salt and pepper.
  • Pour chicken broth into saucepan and add bouillon cube and heat and stir until cube has dissolved.
  • Transfer chicken broth to roasting pan, then carefully place chicken, breast down, into broth.
  • Brush foil with a little oil so that it doesn't stick to the skin of the chicken, and cover chicken and roasting pan with foil and seal around the pan.
  • Place in preheated oven at 385 and cook for 30 mins.
  • Remove chicken from oven and turn chicken over - breast side up and cook for 20 mins.
  • Remove chicken from oven again and raise oven to 425.
  • Set chicken stock and juices aside until needed.
  • Transfer chicken to shallow baking tray and drizzle chicken with 1 tbsp of truffle oil and return to oven.
  • Allow to cook for 10 minutes and then drizzle another tbsp of truffle oil over the chicken.
  • After another 10 mins repeat basting, and drizzle another tbsp of truffle oil over the chicken and allow to cook for a final 10 minutes.
  • Remove chicken from oven and tip chicken juices and truffle oil into set aside chicken broth, and allow chicken to rest.
  • Place roasting pan with chicken broth and juices on high heat, or if you prefer, transfer to a saucepan and place on a high heat.
  • Add thyme and season with salt and pepper if needed.
  • Reduce by 1/3 until a little thickened to create jus.
  • To serve, cut chicken into quarters, and serve with a side of jus