Craig Claiborne's Roast Chicken With Mustard Sauce

Name: Craig Claiborne's Roast Chicken With Mustard Sauce
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 - 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 3 1/2-pound chickens; 3 tablespoons butter; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 4 tablespoons imported mustard, such as Dijon or Dusseldorf

By Linda Wells

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Rating: 4(9)
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Ingredients

Yield:8 - 12 servings

23½-pound chickens
3tablespoons butter
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1cup water
½cup heavy cream
4tablespoons imported mustard, such as Dijon or Dusseldorf

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Step 2
Rub the chickens all over with the butter. Sprinkle them inside and out with salt and pepper. Truss and arrange them on their sides in a shallow roasting pan.
Step 3
Roast the chickens for about 20 minutes and turn them on the other side. Baste often. Continue roasting for about 20 minutes and turn the chickens on their backs. Roast for 20 minutes, or until cavity juices run clear when chickens are lifted so that the juices flow into the pan.
Step 4
Remove the chickens and keep warm. Pour off the fat from the pan and add the water, stirring to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the pan. Pour this liquid into a saucepan and cook to reduce by half.
Step 5
Add the cream and cook briefly. Add the mustard and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds.
Step 6
Carve the chicken and serve with the mustard sauce on the side.