Delicious and Attractive Oven-Baked Chicken with Butter Sauce, Super Easy to Make

How to cook Oven-baked Chicken with Butter Sauce

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  Prepare and Marinate the Chicken

  After buying the chicken, use salt to rub on the skin to eliminate the odor, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.

  Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper to the chicken. Then use your hands to evenly coat the chicken with the seasoning.

  Finally, place about 2 small thyme leaves on top of the chicken to add fragrance.

  How to clean the chicken properly to avoid odor

  To prevent the chicken from smelling, you need to remove all feathers, including the fine down feathers, to make the chicken clean and less smelly.

  Mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 salt to 1 vinegar, then rub all over the chicken, scrubbing multiple times before rinsing thoroughly with clean water, or rub lemon and salt on the chicken skin, or use a bit of ginger and white wine to rub on the chicken to eliminate the odor.

  See details: The simplest tips to eliminate the odor of chicken and duck when cooking

  

  
• 2

  Boil Potatoes

  Peel the potatoes, wash them clean, then put them in a pot of water to boil for about 10 – 20 minutes. You can gently poke the potato with chopsticks; if the chopsticks go in easily, the potato is cooked.

  Then take the potatoes out and place them in a bowl of ice water for about 5 minutes, then take them out and cut them in half.

  How to Peel Potatoes Without Getting Itchy

  • The first and most effective way is to use gloves when peeling the potatoes, as this will limit the contact of potato sap with your hands.
  • Additionally, you can briefly grill the potatoes on the stove to dry the skin a little, which also prevents the sap from leaking out.
  • Moreover, keeping the potatoes dry also limits the spread of potato sap and reduces the itching.

  How to Peel Potatoes Without Turning Brown

  • After peeling the potatoes, you should immediately soak them in a bowl of cold water or water mixed with a little salt. However, with this method, you should cook them right away; otherwise, the potatoes will lose flavor and become bland.
  • You can also soak the peeled potatoes in cold water mixed with a little vinegar. This method also significantly limits the formation of black spots.
  • For potatoes that have already turned brown, you can briefly boil them with a little fresh milk. This method can remove any formed black spots and give the potatoes a pleasant milk aroma.

  

  
• 3

  Pan-seared chicken

  Place a pan on the stove with a little olive oil; when the oil is hot, sear the chicken skin side down on medium heat.

  When the chicken skin starts to become crispy and turns golden brown, flip the chicken over and add 25g of unsalted butter, 3 cloves of garlic, and 2g of thyme leaves.

  After frying for about 5 minutes, add 150ml of white wine and 250ml of water (or chicken broth). Wait for the liquid in the pan to boil before turning off the heat.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Pan-seared potatoes

  Place a pan on the stove with a little olive oil; when the oil is hot, add the potatoes and sear them on medium heat until both sides are crispy.

  Finally, sprinkle a little salt and 1g of finely chopped chives evenly over the potatoes.

  

  
• 5

  Baked Chicken

  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 10 minutes, then place the chicken pan in the oven for 20 minutes.

  
• 6

  Make the Sauce

  Strain the chicken cooking water into a pot, add 2 – 3 tablespoons of cornstarch water, and stir until the mixture thickens slightly.

  Note: You should add the cornstarch water gradually to avoid making the sauce too thick and sticky.

  

  

  
• 7

  Final Product

  Serve the chicken and potatoes on a plate, drizzle the sauce on top, and enjoy immediately!

  Each tender and fragrant piece of chicken infused with butter, paired with creamy potatoes and the flavorful chicken sauce, creates an incredibly appealing dish.