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Asian Roast Spatchcock Chicken

Asian Roast Spatchcock Chicken

Recently I’ve been working near a Tesco Express which I don’t often visit. This Chicken was £2.38 with their version of a Yellow Sticker. The left-overs are going in a Pasta bake this evening. Not bad going…..

Butchers tip:- Flip the bird over so the spine is at the top. Use sharp kitchen scissors to cut through the bones on either side of the spine and remove. Flip it back over and flatten it out. Spatchcock - Sorted. Or you can pay Supermarket prices of £5 plus for a tiny flattened bird, your choice I guess!

Ingredients:-

1  Spatchcock Chicken
1 Lemon Grass stalk, finely sliced
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
5cm Piece of Ginger, minced
1 Red Chilli, chopped
50ml of Fish Sauce
3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
4 Tbsp of Honey
3 Tbsp of Oil (Sesame if you prefer)
1 Lime, juiced
½ Tsp of Chinese Five Spice
Salt and Pepper to season when ready to cook

Method:-

(1) In a Pestle & Mortar work all the ingredients excluding the Salt & Pepper into a paste. Therapeutic if you’ve had a frustrating day.
(2) Smear the paste over the Chicken and allow to marinade for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
(3) When ready to cook, season with Salt & Pepper.
(4) Roast covered at 160c for 1 ½ hours.
(5) After 45 minutes baste the Chicken with the cooking juices.
(6) After 1 ¼ hours uncover and baste again.



 

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First Roast of 2020

We’re not overly keen of the white meat on a Turkey. But when a thigh and drummer are available I grab one. At £4.25 it’s considerable better value weight for weight than a Chicken as we often get 6 servings out of it. On Wednesday we did the Turkey Rissoles, yesterday we had a roast with the thigh. We still have leftovers which will probably make the foundation for a Pasta or Curry dish this evening.

Turkey leg meat doesn’t have a particularly strong flavour so it can be treated like all sorts of other meats. On this occasion Sue might well have been pretending that it was Lamb!

Ingredients:-

1 Turkey Thigh
2 sprigs of fresh Rosemary ( Acquired from the local bush )
4 Cloves of Garlic, halved
Oil
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Rub the the thigh with Oil and season well.
(2) Pierce with a knife and push the Garlic into the meat.
(3) Oil a baking tray.
(4) Place the sprig of Rosemary in the tray and sit the Turkey on top.
(5) Cover with foil and place in the oven at 180c for an hour or so.

We enjoyed ours with Gluten free Yorkshire puddings, Roast Potatoes, plenty of Vegetables and home made Gravy. Superb!

 

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