Roast Chicken

Well I think it's about time that I post again. It's only been two months shy of year!

So I recently read Anthony Bourdain's Nasty Bits, great book by the way, and Anthony asserts that every one should know how to cook a few recipes. One recipe he insists upon, is one must be able to roast a whole chicken. So I felt it was time I finally took a crack at it. Ok ok let me go ahead and admit, I followed a recipe............GASP! I know, but in my defense, one must learn the alphabet before they can write. In my case I needed to learn the basics first.
So I followed Jamie Oliver's roast chicken recipe. Let me Just say it was AWESOME! The aroma that came out of my oven is like none other. It was pure comfort that made one feel they are really home.

First, crank your oven up to 475 degree. Then you start chopping your vegetables that go in the pan. You start with the basics, carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Cut them into medium chunks and drizzle with olive oil and toss them in the pan. Next you will want to season your chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper. After well seasoned grab some fresh herbs from the garden, rosemary, thyme and sage in my case.






Then take a lemon and pierce a few holes with a fork. Throw in the microwave for 30 seconds to get the juices going. Put the herbs in the chicken first then put the lemon on top of the herbs in the chicken cavity. Put the chicken on top of the veggies in the roast pan.



Throw this in the oven and immediately turn the heat down to 400 degrees. Cook for 40 minutes and baste then cook for another 40 minutes and VOILA!


I want to thank Jaimie Oliver for making the best roast chicken recipe which can be found in his cookbook Jamie's Food Revolution.

Now you may be asking, so are you going to do anything different? Well ya but for right now we only need one chicken. One thing I would do different is season the chicken a day in advance. I read an article saying that a chicken can be seasoned two days in advance. I am a big fan of pre-seasoning. When I posted that I cooked a chicken on Facebook my dear uncle gave me a great recipe for chicken breasts with broccoli and horseradish sauce. So just like my uncle gave me a recipe, I ask you for some chicken ideas. I think I also might experiment with new herbs and see what flavors come out. For now I'll try to post again in less than 365 days. Talk to you soon and stay curious.