Roasted Date Chicken with Vermicelli Rice

Name: Roasted Date Chicken with Vermicelli Rice
Ingredients: For the Date Roasted Chicken:; 2 tablespoons butter; 5 dates, pitted and quartered; 1/4 cup red wine; 1 cup vegetable stock; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tablespoon peppercorns; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 sprig rosemary; 1 whole chicken with skin on, butterflied; salt; pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; For the Vermicelli Rice:; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter; 1/2 cup vermicelli pasta; 2 cups medium grain rice, such as jasmine; 3 cups water