/ck/ - Food & Cooking

So I was wondering, what's the secret to making the perfect roasted chicken? I made a couple this past weekend and they turned out pretty well. I just brined both chickens the night before, rinsed them off and put 'em on a bed of sliced up new potatoes after trussing them up. I didn't have much besides rosemary, thyme, garlic and celery to stuff the chicken with, but hey it turned out pretty great.

Anyhow next time I'm thinking of adding in some different root veggies. I love turnips, so I'll probably throw a few of those in there. Also I see a lot of recipes call for carrots, do they affect the taste of the chicken itself when the chicken roasts on top of them? What sort of veggies do you use to stuff the chicken, or do you use bread stuffing or some shit?

>>4485055

It's not bad, but I'd deconstruct it a little further. Add the egg's parent and some potatoes, and now you have a really special omelette. And the best part is because it's an omelette it's vegetarian!

>2013
>not roasting a whole chicken once a week, having the leftovers cold for sandwiches and using the carcass and scraps to make soup

why don't you /ck/?

Cooking only for two this Christmas, probably going to just roast a chicken. What would be some good, festive sides to go with it? I'm open to other suggestions for the main course, too.