roast chicken with cracked peppercorn sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup dry
• 4 shallots, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup whipping cream, heated until steaming
• 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). remove giblets from chicken, and season inside and out with salt and pepper. place chicken into a roasting pan with , shallots and garlic.
• cover the roasting pan, and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or 20 minutes per pound.
• strain liquid from the roasting pan into a saucepan. cook over medium-high heat until reduced to about 1/2 cup. stir in heated cream, and cracked peppercorns. cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes until thick, but do not boil. carve chicken, and serve with sauce.