I started with an organic bird called Rosie and a simple recipe that asked for nothing more than a lemon and some salt & pepper. I added 3 cloves of garlic on the assumption that garlic makes everything better.
Preheating the oven to 350 degrees, I prepared a dish of potatoes, onions and carrots tossed with olive oil and rosemary to cook alongside the bird. Then, three friends and I poured glasses of wine and waited to see what would happen.
What happened, after about an hour and twenty minutes, was a perfect roast chicken--golden and crispy on the outside, and running with clear lemony juices. And while I may never get around to reading Hawthorne, had I known how simple and satisfying it would be to roast a chicken, I surely would have done it sooner.
4 comments:
Hawthorne is reasonably worth reading. I mean, you can probably live a full and complete life without reading him, but it is worth it if you can.
Chicken looks delicious!
I can testify that this woman is a bona fide chicken-roasting prodigy.
I have a friend who majored in theatre, and never read Hamlet. I think you're safe on the Hawthorne front.
Your roast chicken looks spectacular. :)
This looks so good. If you want to try something new next time, check out Barefoot Contessa's "Perfect Roast Chicken". (It is also full of garlic!)
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