Engagement chicken is basically a roast chicken with lemons shoved up its butt (or neck, or whatever).
Whether or not it’ll magically get your boyfriend to propose to you… I have no clue. But it is pretty darned good. And easy.
I stabbed my lemons before shoving them into the (rinsed, guts removed) chicken.
And did the whole oil/salt/pepper thing on the outside.
And when it was done? It didn’t look like a chicken from a magazine, but the lemon-infused flesh was very tasty.
I served it with veggies… zucchini and onions sauteed together with some cumin and olive oil.
And egg noodles… and some gravy I made from the lemony chicken drippings (which was soooo good).
It’s an easy homey meal, and even if no one proposes, it’s worth making.
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Okay…I heard about this from a friend today…so I ran out to the store and bought what I needed…wish me luck
I found your blog yesterday while playing with stumble upon. Your chicken looked so good that I decided to bump up my grocery shopping day and made a trip to the store last night. In between every few bites my boyfriend told me how delicious it was.
I also substituted the egg noodles with your mashed potatoes. It was absolutely scrumptious.
Thanks
I have added the ingredients to my grocery list and am going to make this tomorrow! It looks so good!
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this was a timely suggestion. I haven’t cooked a whole chicken in years and bought one the other day that I plan to cool tonight. No lemons in the fridge though so I’m going with lime!
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Rachel, thank you so much for your sweet comment! I’ll check out your blog too.
Yes, EmmaH, it’s homemade… not sure if I do it “properly” though!
Basically when I make gravy from drippings, I usually do it this way:
Add a cup or two of water to the drippings and put the pan on two burners (turn on both of the burners to medium-high heat).
Stir constantly, making sure to scrape up the stuff on the bottom of the pan. Then, when it starts boiling, drizzle in a slurry of cornstarch and water (not sure how much I use… depends on how the gravy acts) and keep stirring.
If it doesn’t look like it’s getting glossy and thicker, you can add more cornstarch/water. Keep stirring the whole time. Remove from heat when it looks good.
You can strain it if you want (I don’t)… and use a ladle to put it in your gravy boat for serving.
That sounds really yummy, I’ll be giving that a try! Is that proper home made gravy? If it is, would you share your method? I’ve heard a few different ways in the past but have never been brave enough to try, and I trust your wise kitchen ways!
This was my first visit to your blog and I just love it! The Indian Shisha tutorial is AMAZING! I’ll be linking to it today, not to mention adding you so I don’t miss a thing!
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Ragtree, if I make several vegetarian meals in a row, sometimes my husband will wander off in search of meat… maybe try that?
It looks delicious… my question is do you have a recipe that can make your hubby go away? Maybe just temporarily?
Renee