Buttered Chicken

1. 1

   Let butter come to room temperature.

2. 2

   Add garlic, savory, salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Mix in a stand mixer with a wire whisk attachment until butter lightens in color and increases in volume.

4. 4

   Scrape out of mixing bowl and put into an airtight container for storage.

5. 5

   While still soft, spoon compound butter into a 1 quart zipper bag and cut off a corner.

6. 6

   With a small knife, make a small cut in the chicken to get the corner of the bag under the skin of the chicken.

7. 7

   Squeeze butter under chicken skin until there is enough butter to form a thin layer over most of the meat.

8. 8

   Season both sides of the chicken with the seasoning salt.

9. 9

   Preheat oven to 350F.

10. 10

    Heat a large skillet over med-high heat.

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    Add oil and place chicken in skin side down when oil is hot.

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    Sear skin side and flip when it turns brown, no more than 1 minute.

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    Once all breasts are flipped, place skillet in the oven and cook chicken to an internal temp of 170F.

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    If you are grilling instead, start cooking chicken skin side down over direct heat until skin turns golden.

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    Flip chicken over and move to indirect heat until internal temp reaches 170F.

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