I thought you might be interested in some other Cook's Illustrated
roast chicken recipes beyond the dish covered in this post. I've been a subscriber since 2005
, and I thumbed through my back issues for other CI takes on chicken. Here's what I found (the quotes are the subheadlines for each recipe story):
Clockwise from top left: Herbed Roast Chicken, Stovetop Roast Chicken, Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables, and Crisp Roast Chicken. In case you're not familiar, CI publishes color thumbnail images of the dishes in the back inside cover the magazine. The interior of the mag is black and white.
- Stovetop Roast Chicken (November/December 2008): "One skillet and a trick from a Chinese cookery were all we needed to produce the speediest crisp and juicy roast chicken that never saw the inside of an oven."
- Herbed Roast Chicken (September/October 2008): "Most herbed roast chicken has so little flavor it's hardly worthy of the name. We set out to roast a chicken with herbs in every bite."
- Crisp Roast Chicken (March/April 2008): "Years ago, we developed an ideal roasting method for tender, juicy meat. Now could we figure out how to get supercrisp skin?"
- Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables (September/October 2006): "Roasting a few vegetables along with the chicken makes for an easy side dish, right? Greasy side dish more like it. We set out to fine-tune this flawed Sunday-night classic."
I'm sure you could find these issues at your library or via eBay. Or they could be floating around on the Intercom
, but CI keeps a pretty tight grip on its content; its site primarily is for paying subscribers.
Of the aforementioned recipes, I think I've only made the chicken with veggies. It's been a while! MVH has a rotisserie
for the Weber
, and that's been our favorite way to make chicken.
Do you have a fave roast chicken recipe? Does it involve brining the bird? Please share!
BTW: Does anyone else think it's weird that CI had three roast chicken recipes in one year (2008)? Labels: challenge, chicken, Cook's Illustrated, recipe
