Merry Christmas !
Yesterday we had a really late dinner (12 am!) because we were trying a new roast chicken method suggested by Heston Blumenthal. You first put the chicken in an 8 per cent salt water solution for 6 hours. Then you boil the chicken twice for 30 seconds. You leave it over night in the fridge so it can dry out. Then you cook it at 60 degrees celsius for four and a half hours.
We only left it in the salt water for about an hour and didn't let the poor thing dry out over night but put it in the oven straight after the boiling. The result was fantastic - the chicken meat practically melted off of the bones. Absolutely wonderful. I'm looking forward to doing the same thing with duck and lamb maybe!
We also had roast potatoes and a broccoli, bacon, chestnut and cream concoction which was also delicious. A bit heavy for that time of night but it was well worth the wait.
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