| | here's what i'm trying tonight: baked sweet potatoes, roast chicken with vegetables, oven-baked zucchini, and rice pudding. i'm getting hungry just thinking about it. so, here's the most interesting recipe, out of the cookbook cited below in the "currently reading" bit. i'll post some pictures later, once the meal comes to be.
2 T unsalted butter
3 leeks, white and pale green parts only
3 carrots
5 shallots
1 whole chicken (4 lbs)
salt & pepper
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
parsley, bay leaf, thyme tied together
1 sprig or 1/2 teaspoon tarragon
1 lb. snow peas
1 package frozen peas (thaw them)
1/2 head broccoli
1 T butter mashed up with 1 1/2 T flour
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, wash vegetables, cut leeks into 1/4 inch rounds, chunk the carrots into 1 inch chunks, peel and halve shallots.
2. Melt the butter on the stovetop in a pot that can go into the oven. (An enameled Dutch oven would be fabulous, but I don't have one.) Add the leeks, carrots, and shallots. Cook until soft but not browned, stirring occasionally.
3. Rinse and trim the bird, pat dry, and then season (on the inside) with salt and pepper. Place it on the vegetables; add broth and herbs. Bring it to boil, cover tightly, and bake for 60 minutes.
4. Go away and do something else. (This step is here for me, so I won't keep opening the dang oven.)
5. Add snow peas, broccoli, and regular peas. Bake uncovered until these are tender (7 minutes).
6. Find a nice platter. Carve the chicken and arrange it among vegetables. You can thicken the remaining sauce with the butter/flour mixture: just boil and whisk with vigor.
(As for the other stuff I'm making, rice pudding = rice boiled in milk with sugar. Baked sweet potatoes are just as easy, just don't underestimate the time it takes them to bake. And zucchini will go in slices into a casserole, covered with cheese and a cream/egg mixture. Garnish with breadcrumbs. If you read this post in time, come over early. The four of us are eating at 6 to make a concert at 8, and I'm sure there'll be plenty of food...)
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