So I decided to bite the domesticity bullet and learn how to roast a chicken. And by learn I mean google.
A lot of the paleo sites recommend this method as you generally get the whole chicken for about the price of 3/4 breasts and you have the added bonus of getting to eat the entire thing! Well, not the bones.....okay maybe the bones, it was a X-fit day after all.
Okay, post-roast (bahahaha! TOTALLY intentional) and I'm miraculously still alive. Turns out this is a super, idiot-proof recipe! http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/03/12/easy-and-amazing-roast-chicken/ that I modified..... But only slightly. Surely everyone looks at recipes as just places to start, right? I mean, who ever has ALL of the ingredients? Like turmeric. Do you have turmeric in your cupboard? I didn't even know how to properly spell turmeric until this spellcheck slapped me in the face with its cheeky, squiggly red line of judgement.
But you know what isn't easy? Taking the meat off the bones. Nobody talks about this step because it's heinous. Forks, knives, spoons, tongs and fingers were used/hurt in the extracting of our dinner.
However, I did make one hell of a gravy. Turns out I may be the gravy master of the universe.
"Turns out I may be the gravy master of the universe."
ReplyDeleteModesty is her strong suit. :P
The bird was definitely tasty - and the gravy, even more so.