M. Jacques’ Armagnac Chicken~
It seems I always get a raised eyebrow when I mention that I’m making a Dorie recipe…I can’t say they’ve always received positive reviews from the hubby. But a roast chicken on the roster drew promise. The roaster, surrounded by sliced onions, carrots, potatoes, herbs, and a healthy dose of Armagnac (a French brandy), filled the kitchen with an amazing aroma during its hour in the oven.
As you can see below, my chicken did not come out golden, so required a little help from the broiler…but the meat was tender and succulent. A perfect Sunday night dinner.
Recipe can be found here.
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47 Comments on “M. Jacques’ Armagnac Chicken~”
I totally agree.. you are a versatile blogger. Congrats on the well deserved award. I also wanted to congratulate you on your Top 9 today… gotta love a meatball soup. 🙂 This Dorie recipe looks amazing.. one of these days I will open her cookbook and actually make something rather than just drool over the pictures. Yes.. I have the book and I’m getting the courage to cook from it. Have a great weekend my friend! ~ Ramona
The Armagnac addition sounds wonderful on the bird. I used Armagnac recently in a dessert and over the holidays ate a chicken leg with Pernod. The French do like their booze everywhere 😉
Lizzy, I get questioned every week about what the Dorie recipes are and not always met with great – excellent can’t wait to try – sometimes it’s like, well we don’t have to make a meal out of it…then he ends up loving it! Except for the potato chip tortilla – couldn’t redeem that one.
Great photos and the chicken looks delicious!
The roasted chicken sure makes a perfect weekend meal!
It looks really tender and those veggies must taste great too.
What is it about Dorie meals and Sundays? I should have broiled my whole chicken and not just the leg/thigh I was going to show in the picture. Your whole chicken looks fantastic, Lizzy!
Nice looking chicken meal. I put our back into the oven for a longer roast…needed to look more done. But…it just got more juicy and tender and started falling apart (which we love at our house) so our plated bird was not great looking like yours. We liked this meal…simple and tasty, and I liked the simple part during my busy week. I’ll have to remember that broiling works too.
This looks delicious, Lizzy!! Fantastic pictures! And congrats on your award! 🙂
Have a fantastic weekend!
*hugs*
Tammy <3
Hehe tanning bed indeed! I was totally fretting about how pale my chicken was until I read another blogger calling it “bake” instead of “roast”. Forehead slap! Of course!!
Broiler is good but blow torch is more fun!
Yummy chicken! Congratulations on your blog award too.
Gorgeous photos of your bird!
We enjoyed this recipe too, love a new flavorful simple roast chicken dish. Have a wonderful Friday;-)
Congrats on the blog award Lizzy and I will say yes to this roast because roasting is so much healthy and all the more you have pairing it with the veges but you know what, I will still enjoy it with my rice.
I’d never heard of dorie’s blog. Gonna check it out. This roast chicken looks dynamite!
Glad to see your approval on Dorie’s chicken recipe. The use of the French brandy must give it an amazing taste. Your pictures are so inviting-wish I was at your dinner table when you served this. Have a great weekend Liz!
I never cook the whole chicken,I should try,I check out the recipe is a lot of good flavored in it 🙂
Ridwan
Lizzy, This was a hit in our house, too! So full of wonderful flavor and easy to put together. I will definitely make this one again. Happy friday!
I have never been to French Friday at Dorie’s blog. Heading over there now. Have a wonderful day and congrats on the Top 9.
I hit the broiler as well with my bird. The chicken was very moist and Nana really loved it, but I tend to like a more crispy bird. I still may need to revisit this one after all…though coming after creme brulee and the brioche I think my family was just expecting another “miracle” in my kitchen 🙂
Congrats on the award!
I hate when I can’t get my chicken browned and pretty! As long as it is tender and moist that is all that matters though.
Wow, that chicken looks wonderful! Wish I could have some.
Roast chicken is such a crowd pleaser, may not be the fanciest meal in the world, but it’s comforting and delicious. We particularly liked this version, the meat came out so moist and tender. Hope your husband liked it too.