CAST IRON POP OVER PAN RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F. 
• Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel
• Combine 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Mix well. Gently lift skin from the chicken breasts and sprinkle half the season mixture onto each breast under the skin. This will get the seasoning directly on the chicken meat. Put the skin back in place.
• Heat a 10" oven safe cast iron skillet over mid-high heat and melt 1 tablespoon ghee. Place the chicken breasts in the skillet with the skin side down and sear 3-4 minutes (see note 1). When chicken breasts are seared nicely, use tongs to flip them over (see note 2).
• Place skillet in the preheated oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 162°F. Use an instant read thermometer to check the temperature in the thickest part of the chicken without touching bone.
• When the chicken breasts are cooked through, remove the skillet from the oven and allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes (see note 3)..

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 F, or as high as it will go. Preheat cast-iron skillet over high heat. (Note: Chef Gillespie uses an 8-inch skillet to cook 2 servings; use two 8-inch skillets or one 14-inch skillet to cook 4 servings.) Butcher the chicken: First, make a cut along one side of the backbone, as close to the bone as possible. Carefully cut down until the breast and tenderloin can be pulled away from the carcass in one piece; pop the thigh bone out of the joint, and continue cutting from thigh to wing joint to detach the entire half from the carcass. Repeat procedure with the other side of the chicken. (Reserve the carcass for stock.)
• Extend the wing and cut through joint between the flat and the drumette. (Reserve the wing for stock.) Make a cut to separate the breast from the thigh, so you have a leg-and-thigh piece and a breast-and-drumette piece. When the skillet is smoking hot, add the grapeseed oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Pat the chicken pieces completely dry with paper towels; then generously season on all sides with salt.
• Very gently lay the leg-thigh in the skillet, skin side down, and cook until the skin is nicely browned, about 2 minutes. No need to peek or move the chicken—just let it cook undisturbed. When the skin is browned, it will release easily from the pan; flip it over so it's skin side up. Add the breast to the skillet, skin side down. Place skillet in the oven and cook, 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, remove skillet from the oven and check to see if chicken is done: the juices bubbling at the bone should be clear, and the meat should be retracting at the thigh bone. Serve.