Pot Roasted Chicken in Milk with Homestyle Bread Sauce
Recipe by The Dairy Kitchen
Prep 15 minutesCook 1 hour and 15 minutes or 6-8 hours in slow cooker*Serves 1
Ingredients
Method
Chicken
20g butter
1.5kg whole chicken
2 cups (500ml) full cream milk
Zest of 1 lemon
5 sprigs of thyme
5 cloves unpeeled garlic
2 teaspoons honey
Bread sauce
2 cups strained milk juices
150g fresh white breadcrumbs
50g butter, extra
Fresh nutmeg, to taste
Chicken
Preheat an oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Heat a medium sized, ovenproof saucepan (with lid) over high heat. Add butter and pan-fry chicken on all sides until golden brown
Alternatively see slow cooker method below
Add the milk, lemon, thyme, garlic, honey and season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and place in the oven. Bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove chicken, cover with foil and keep warm
Bread sauce
Strain juices from pan chicken into through a fine sieve into a clean small saucepan. Add the breadcrumbs, butter, nutmeg and season to taste. Stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve chicken with sauce and steamed or roasted vegetables
