Recipes

Chicken in Earthen Pot (Römertopf)

important: soak the pot and lid in cold water for ten minutes
do not pre-heat the oven
do not add water or fat
do not wash the chicken
thin slices of of bio orange (1) at base below other ingredients and also on top
chop the carrots, onions and potatoes to taste
remove the fatty tail of the chicken!
stuff the chicken with (unchopped) herbs, garlic, salt
salt on top of everything
put the chicken in the pot breast side up
add the other ingredients with salt and olive oil
put in oven and cook for 80’ at 250°
at end, pour off the liquid to use as gravy
switch the oven to convection grill
transfer the veggies to a metal pan, add olive oil and return to oven to crisp
carve the chicken and put back in oven to get the skin crisp (alternate with the veggies, if space needed)
optionally add seasoning, corn starch etc to liquid to make a sauce
turn the potatoes and chicken pieces until golden on all sides

Alternative: crisp the veggies in the airfryer at 190° while the chicken crisps in the oven.