Wine-Marinated Chicken

Name: Wine-Marinated Chicken
Yield: makes 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients: One 3- to 4-pound whole roasting chicken; 3/4 cup dry white wine; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for potatoes; 12 small red or fingerling potatoes, optional; Kosher salt

December 9, 2011

This is a simple country-style roast chicken with a garlicky wine marinade. Roast small red or fingerling potatoes while the chicken cooks. Add them to the oven after the chicken has cooked for 15 minutes. You can even add a pan of popovers (page 191) to the oven. They will be done in about 1 hour.

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