Monday, January 2, 2012

Pan Sauce for Roast Chicken

Pan Sauce for Roast Chicken
Make this easy sauce to serve with Roast Chicken
INGREDIENTS
Pan drippings and chicken necks left over from Roast Chicken with Herbs
1 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon cold butter
Coarse salt and ground pepper

After preparing Roast Chicken, remove rack from roasting pan, leaving necks in pan; place pan on stove (it may need to be set across two burners) over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until necks and chicken bits remaining in pan are deep brown, 3 to 4 minutes; spoon off and discard all but 1/4 cup of the fat.

Add 1 cup dry white wine, and boil until reduced by half, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, 4 to 6 minutes. Carefully pour contents of pan through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan; add any juices that have accumulated on platter from resting chickens.

Remove pan from heat; add 1 tablespoon cold butter, and swirl pan just until butter has melted and sauce has thickened. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper; serve wtih roast chickens. (If necessary, reheat sauce but do not boil.)