Tuesday, August 07, 2007
simple chicken dinner
Last night I made roast chicken. It's one of my favorite things to make, because it takes very little effort and tastes wonderful. I use Nigella's method of rubbing it with butter, salt and pepper and cooking it in a 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes per pound plus 10 minutes. I usually put a halved lemon in the cavity also, but I forgot to get a lemon. I scattered some whole garlic cloves around the chicken also. It turned out good, as usual, with crispy skin and juicy meat. I put a bag of frozen brussel sprouts in the roasting pan after I took the chicken out, and roasted them for about 15 or 20 minutes. They got great flavor! I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking:
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3 comments:
Ironstef, I love the photos on your site - I've just discovered you and I'm becoming a bit of a fan!
I enjoy making roast chicken a la alton brown - butterflying it and putting a bit of a puree of garlic, olive oil, lemon zest and salt and pepper under the skin. delish!
B
Hand to Mouth
That chicken looks delicious! So nicely browned!
Good Lord, who *are* you? How have I not seen this blog before? Fantastic!
Love the pictures.
Random Esq.
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