Now, Listen Up !Best Ever Roast Chicken !
Brine :
6oz Sea Salt
6oz Brown Sugar
4 pints water
about a dozen Juniper Berries
similar quantity Black Peppercorns
3 or 4 Bayleaves
4-6 cloves Garlic
bunch of Thyme
Heat ingredients until the salt and sugar have dissolved, leave to cool.
Put chicken in a large container and cover with the brine - leave in a cool place - preferably for 24hrs although overnight will do.
drain and leave to dry out for a couple of hours, rub with olive oil and shove an onion up it's arse before roasting on a bed of carrots and celery.
Garlic and Thyme Roast Potatoes
Honey and Sesame Roast Carrots
Yorkshire Puddings
Green Beans
Savoy Cabbage
Madeira and White Wine Gravy made with the roasting juices.
A couple of glasses of Australian Chardonnay
Then off to the pub.
The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:38,
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I had that last Monday . . .
Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:39,
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Are you fibbing ?Seriously though, soaking chicken in brine makes for the tenderest, juiciest chicken ever.
( The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:45,
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me!?fib!?
( Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:46,
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Cor!that sounds grand! I've printed that off and will try that later in the week with a free range hen from the farm next door.
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The Duke of Prunes,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:52,
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Further instructionsFor a 2.5kg chicken.
Loosely cover with tin foil and roast for 30mins at 230-250C
turn down to 200 and roast for a further 1.5 hours. Uncover for the last 45mins.
Leave to rest for 20-30 mins.
(While the Yorkies are cooking and you're making the gravy.)
(Loosely cover with tin foil and roast for 30mins at 230-250C
turn down to 200 and roast for a further 1.5 hours. Uncover for the last 45mins.
Leave to rest for 20-30 mins.
(While the Yorkies are cooking and you're making the gravy.)
The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Mon 6 Mar 2006, 12:59,
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