Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

Ingredients for Roast Chicken with Herb-and-Garlic Pan Drippings

• 6 tablespoons kosher salt plus more

• 3 tablespoons sugar

• 2 1.6kg chickens, backbones and wing tips removed, quartered

• 2 tablespoons (or more) vegetable oil, divided

• 4 heads of garlic, halved crosswise

• 20 sprigs thyme, divided

• 14 sprigs rosemary, divided

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided

• 1/2 lemon

Stir 6 tablespoons salt, sugar, and 950ml water in a large pot until salt and sugar dissolve. Add 4 more cups cold water. Add chicken. Cover, chill, and let brine for 4-12 hours.

Preheat oven to 204°C. Set a wire rack inside a roasting pan. Remove chicken from brine; pat dry. Let sit for 20 minutes. Season lightly with salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange leg pieces, skin side down, in skillet. Place 1 head of garlic, cut side down, in centre of skillet. Tuck 5 sprigs each of thyme and rosemary around chicken. Cook until skin is golden brown, 10-12 minutes.

Transfer herbs and garlic on prepared rack. Add 1 tablespoon butter to skillet; swirl to coat. Flip chicken; baste with pan juices. Transfer, skin side up, to prepared rack. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil, chicken breasts, 1 head of garlic, 5 thyme sprigs, 5 rosemary sprigs, and 1 tablespoon butter. Reserve drippings in skillet.

Transfer chicken to oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 71°C, about 20 minutes. Transfer chicken, herbs, and garlic to a platter. Let rest for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat drippings over medium heat, adding 1 tablespoon oil if dry. Add remaining herbs and garlic, cut side down. Stir until aromatic, 3-4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter; stir until butter browns, 1-2 minutes. Squeeze lemon over. Pour over chicken.

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