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chicken [2017/05/28 19:48] Leslie Cambias [Larry’s Jellied Chicken] |
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| Prepare the small bird by cutting out the backbone and any neck. Use shears and cut along each side of the backbone, all the way from the neck to the Pope's nose. Take out the wishbone. Spread the chicken open, flip it to skin side up, and mash down on the breast until the bones crack and the bird stays flat. Place butter, salt, pepper and herbs under the skin, then roast it in a hot oven, 425° to 450°. | Prepare the small bird by cutting out the backbone and any neck. Use shears and cut along each side of the backbone, all the way from the neck to the Pope's nose. Take out the wishbone. Spread the chicken open, flip it to skin side up, and mash down on the breast until the bones crack and the bird stays flat. Place butter, salt, pepper and herbs under the skin, then roast it in a hot oven, 425° to 450°. | ||
| - | It can be grilled on a wood fire reduced to coals. Place the chicken on the cooler side so that it does not scorch. In either method be sure to baste often. Put a cookie sheet on top of the chicken and weight it down with two bricks. This will keep it from curling. An empty iron frying pan is also a good press. Just don't overcook the chicken. | + | It can be grilled on a wood fire reduced to coals. Place the chicken on the cooler side so that it does not scorch. In either method be sure to baste often. Put a cookie sheet on top of the chicken and weight it down with two bricks. This will keep it from curling. An iron frying pan is also a good press. Just don't overcook the chicken. |
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