Name: Juicy Roast Chicken with Mushroom Tarhonya
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 165 min
Total time: 188 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 100 gram Whipping Cream 33%; 200 gram Cherry Tomatoes; 1 piece Whole Chicken with Skin (Bone-In); 100 gram Mixed Fresh Mushrooms; 5 gram Parsley Leaves; 13 gram Salt; 5 clove Garlic; 2 piece Yellow Onion; 500 gram Tarhonya (dried); 13 gram Black Pepper; 750 milliliter Water

Step-by-step method

Let’s cook

At a glance

You're looking at a three-hour project that combines two dishes: a slow-roasted chicken with tomatoes finished under the grill for crispy skin, and a creamy mushroom tarhonya that cooks on the stovetop. The key to success is using a meat probe to hit that perfect 80°C internal temperature so the chicken stays juicy, and remembering to baste it regularly with the pan juices for amazing flavour.

1/10

Prepare the chicken and tomatoes

Rinse and clean the whole chicken, then rub it inside and out with a mixture of oil, salt, pepper and crushed garlic. Arrange the washed tomatoes in a roasting tin, and you can also brush them lightly with the flavoured oil and season with a little salt.

For this step
0/5

200 gram
Cherry Tomatoes

1 piece
Whole Chicken with Skin (Bone-In)

10 gram
Salt

10 gram
Black Pepper

5 clove
Garlic
2/10

Place in the roasting tin

Set the chicken breast-side down on top of the tomatoes. Add just a splash of water – about 100 ml is enough. Insert the roasting probe into the chicken (no worries if you don't have one) and put it in to roast.
3/10

Roasting temperature

I used the steam setting, finishing with the grill at the end to get the skin beautifully crisp. I started with the oven at full heat – 230°C – then after 20 minutes lowered it to 150°C and finished roasting the chicken at that temperature.

4/10

Baste with the pan juices

Don't forget to baste the chicken regularly with the pan juices – ours turns out lovely and lightly tomatoey, giving the chicken amazing flavour! Roast until the internal temperature reaches 80°C. If your oven doesn't have a probe, a kitchen thermometer works just as well.
5/10

Crispy skin

At the end, turn the grill up to full for a short while, keeping an eye on the chicken so the skin doesn't burn but crisps up beautifully.
6/10

Base for the mushroom tarhonya

Heat some oil in a large pot and sauté the roughly chopped onion and mushrooms in it. After about five minutes, add the dry tarhonya and toast for another five minutes.

For this step
0/3

2 piece
Yellow Onion

100 gram
Mixed Fresh Mushrooms

500 gram
Tarhonya (dried)
7/10

Add the water

The tarhonya grains should turn a light golden colour. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in water – roughly one and a half times the volume of the tarhonya, so in our case, 3 cups of water.

For this step
0/3

3 gram
Salt

3 gram
Black Pepper

750 milliliter
Water
8/10

Cream at the end

Cook, stirring and tasting as you go. If the water has evaporated and the tarhonya is still firm, just add a splash more. For the perfect finish, stir in about 100 ml of cream right at the end, once it's nearly tender, to make it beautifully creamy.

For this step
0/1

100 gram
Whipping Cream 33%
9/10

Stir in the parsley

Once the tarhonya is soft and ready, take it off the heat and stir in some roughly chopped fresh parsley. This side dish is so incredibly good that you'll find you barely need the meat with it.

For this step
0/1

5 gram
Parsley Leaves
10/10

Tip: what to do with leftovers?

Got leftover chicken, tomatoes and pan juices, just like us? Cook up some rice the next day and make a “Czech-style” leftover risotto. Mix the rice with the chopped chicken, tomatoes and juices, and you've got another main meal ready to go.

Step-by-step method

At a glance

Prepare the chicken and tomatoes

For this step

Place in the roasting tin

Roasting temperature

Baste with the pan juices

Crispy skin

Base for the mushroom tarhonya

For this step

Add the water

For this step

Cream at the end

For this step

Stir in the parsley

For this step

Tip: what to do with leftovers?

Roast Chicken with Mushroom Tarhonya

Ingredients — what you'll need

About this recipe

0 products added