Roast Chicken with Mushroom Jus

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At Iowa's Rapid Creek Cidery, Matt Steigerwald serves his chicken and savory mushroom sauce with Sweet Apple Risotto (find the recipe on midwestliving.com), but mashed potatoes or buttered noodles would be just as good.

Roast Chicken with Mushroom Jus
Hands On Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

Chicken

  • ½ teaspoon ground sage

  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 4 - 6 chicken drumsticks and/or bone-in chicken thighs

Mushroom Jus

  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

  • ½ ounce dried porcini or other dried mushrooms

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • ¾ cup quartered cremini mushrooms

  • ¼ - 6 cups chopped onion

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • Pinch crushed red pepper

  • Pinch dried thyme

  • ¼ cup dry white wine

  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon butter, chilled

  • 1 lemon, zested

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley

Directions

  1. For chicken: Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, combine sage, thyme, crushed red pepper and the salt. Sprinkle over both sides of chicken pieces and rub in with fingers. Place chicken, skin sides up, on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake 45 minutes. Remove chicken from pan; pour off and reserve pan juices. Return chicken to pan. Bake until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest parts (not touching bones) registers at least 175° and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Cover and keep warm.

  2. Meanwhile, for mushroom jus: In a small saucepan, bring broth to boiling. Add porcini mushrooms. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 15 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, reserving broth. Rinse porcini mushrooms, drain them well, then chop and set aside.

  3. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add cremini mushrooms and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and mushrooms are lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, crushed red pepper and thyme. Cook 1 minute more. Remove pan from heat. Carefully add wine; return to heat and increase to medium-high. Cook and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of pan, until wine has nearly evaporated, about 2 minutes.

  4. Add reserved mushroom broth, juices from the baking pan and chopped porcini mushrooms. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in vinegar and butter. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

  5. Serve chicken with mushroom jus, garnished with parsley.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

294 Calories
21g Fat
3g Carbs
19g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 294
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21g 27%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 99mg 33%
Sodium 584mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 1%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 19g
Vitamin C 5mg 23%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 2mg 9%
Potassium 492mg 10%
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