Jan
I roasted my chicken on New Years eve. I told my flatmate Duke that when we moved in that roasting a chicken was on The List and that I was going to do it! This year! Yeah!
That was in March. Cut to New Years Eve and I still hadn’t roasted a chicken. Fail. So, on the last day of 2011 I went to the supermarket, got a bunch of things that Jamie Oliver told me I’d need and got to work. It was mostly the easiest meal I’ve ever made.
Things I wasn’t so down with:
* Rubbing down the chicken. I think it was uncomfortable for both of us.
* Stuffing the cavity with herbs, and then discovering that the cavity was too small for the lemon I was meant to get in there. Awkward.
* I went on a limb and added onion + celery to the trivet. I should have known better (not a fan of either).
* Trying to figure out how to carve it. Thank goodness for you tube.
* Trying to figure out how to make gravy, and not having it thicken. The internet not so helpful here.
* The waiting. The waaaaaaaaaiting!
Things that were awesome:
* I didn’t give anyone food poisoning, yay!
* Putting something in oven + just leaving it is a pretty easy way to cook!
* The eating. The glorious glorious eating that came after, and lasted a good four days (I may have over estimated how much food two people can eat).
* Taking a mini container down to the fireworks for Duke. It made for good snacking!
So yes. Number 7. Roast a Chicken. Done!
My gods that looks amazing.
It was. It was amazing. :)
Looks delish! I love the pictures of you waiting. :) Also, I did a turkey for the first time a couple of Novembers ago, and it can be, yes, awkward, in so many ways. Glad yours came out yummy!
Haha, thanks! And yes! I was unprepared for all the awkwardness that was preparing the chicken! The things you don’t think about, aye? :)
I have a whole chicked sitting in my freezer for months now. I bought it because I had the same idea cross my mind . It’s probably gone bad by now, but I just haven’t worked up the courage to tackle roasting a chicken :) But your experience definitely makes me want to try!
Do it, lady! It’s much easier than I thought it would be. I used Jamie Oliver’s recipe (http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/perfect-roast-chicken) which was super easy to follow, and it cam out brilliantly. If I can do it, you definitely can :)
This is on my list too! I’ve done a turkey and figure I should learn how to do a chicken too. Just seems like one of those grown up things I should do at least once in my life.
Haha, that’s EXACTLY why it was on my list! Now that I’ve done it, it seems silly that I waited so long. I think it’s just the idea of roasting something that sounds so monumental, but really, it’s a lot easier than some of the other things I’ve made :) Give it go – and let me know how you get on! :)