Friday, December 26, 2014

roast chicken for Christmas

a whole chicken (preferably farmer chicken)
a whole lot of black olives (the greek kind)
8 apples
a handfull of lingonberries - or cranberries
a bowlfull or more of cooked snowpeas
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stuff the chicken full of black olives
rub some olive oil, some salt and pepper all over it (this time I used duck fat since I had some from the foie gras)
peel, core and cut the apples into 8's
rub some oil into a baking dish, lay the apples at the bottom
lay a layer of snow peas on top
and spread the berries across
sprinkle some salt and pepper
lay the chicken on top

bake at about 200°C until the chicken is crispy golden (this one took about an hour)

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I served this with pumpkin, which I just peeled and diced, and then cooked on low heat with some butter and water.  Then sprinkled some chopped fresh parsley on top.

Of course, since this was for Christmas, we had a really good red wine with it :)
and, for once I have a photograph!!

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