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Food Thread: Chicken Murder, Potatoes And BoozeA few weeks ago I mentioned that I had subverted the dominant paradigm of chicken roasting and tried, instead of the usual high-heat method, something a bit different. And it worked, but no better than my usual method. Never one to be deterred by...you know...evidence, I tried another non-standard technique, because I am all about FIGHTING THE POWER! America's Test Kitchen sends me regular e-mails with their videos and equipment reviews and such. Nothing earth-shattering, and their business plan is a bit irritating. One has to pay to see some of the written recipes and reviews, but the videos are free. And now that Chris Kimball is no longer the face of the company, I am less amused by their videos... But they had an interesting recipe for roast chicken that required a preheated cast-iron pan and a Horde favorite spatchcocked chicken! So off to the poultry farm I went. But....mass-market chickens can be a bit scrawny, and that's one reason why I drive the extra few minutes to Goffle Road Poultry Farm, and so should you. Well, not this one in particular, but if you have a source for high quality fresh-killed poultry, give it a try. One of the differences is the thickness of the legs and thighs, which as you all know is the best part of the chicken. Breasts are wonderful things, but on chickens they are boring, unless covered in some yummy sauce or stuffed with cheese and ham. To make a long and tedious story slightly shorter, the robust and meaty chicken I picked up didn't fit nicely into the cast-iron skillet. The preheated 500° skillet that was itching to burn the hell out of me. The recipe called for spatchcocking, then salting, and then a nice rubdown with a bit of olive oil. What it should have called for was a few seconds between two cutting boards and some elbow grease. Next time I will pound the chicken, or compress it more than usual, so there is maximum skin contact with the hot pan. 450° for 30 minutes, then another 10-15 minutes after flipping the chicken to skin-side up and dressing it with a garlic-rosemary-olive oil mixture. Take it out, let it rest, and serve. I made a pan sauce by deglazing with white wine and lemon juice, then finishing with butter, but that is definitely optional. It's an easy recipe, and worth adding to your rotation. Does anyone cook foods appropriate for holidays that we don't normally associate with food? Artisanal 'ette does! I was looking stuff up to make this week for Washington's Birthday. My mother always makes a cherry pie in remembrance, but I wanted to see what was out there. Here are a few more of her links.... American presidents' food favorites J. Kenji López-Alt over at Serious Eats has a bit too much of the hipster aesthetic for my taste. I picture him with wry facial hair and a "Eat Local Or Die" t-shirt. But the guy has very few preconceived notions about cooking, and his techniqes are almost always interesting. Here, his modestly titled recipe for crispy potatoes sounds like fun. The Best Roast Potatoes Ever Recipe uses a parboil with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to increase the pH of the water slightly and break down the skin of the potatoes, which, according to Mr. Hipster increases surface area and starch, which then makes crisping the potatoes in fat very productive. Yeah...I'll reserve judgement on why it works, and simply eat the crispy potatoes. As a very smart man once said: "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong." Anyone have a great recipe? Cocktails are cooking that requires both precision and knowledge of one's ingredients. That's why good bartenders are tough to find.... Here are two classic drinks from my favorite bartender, who has alas, moved on to a much less respectable profession. Yeah, I'm pissed.
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