Last week, I had two different people send me this same recipe in one day. Naturally I was like, fine Universe, FINE, I'll make it. Especially after reading this article which raved and raved about it. The recipe? Roasted chicken cooked in milk. I was extremely intrigued and slightly disgusted by the idea of it, but the former outweighed the latter and so I gathered up these random ingredients...
Lemon zest, unpeeled garlic cloves, sage, whole milk and a cinnamon stick. The recipe comes from chef Jamie Oliver, who claims the combination of ingredients form the most flavorsome sauce. Actually he puts a 'u' in the word "flavorsome" because he's a silly Brit! The only adjustment I made was suggested by this article, and that was to cover the chicken for 3/4 of the cooking time.
So, what did I think? Was it the best chicken recipe of all time? Eh...
Listen, it was GOOD. I loved squeezing out the sweet, roasted garlic, smothering it over the chicken, and dipping it all in the sauce. But was it the most flavorsome sauce of all time? That's a bold claim and I wasn't buying it. However, if you're looking for something unique and tasty that's very simple to throw together... make this chicken! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. (We should form a "food club" not unlike a "book club" where we try out recipes and then talk about them while eating ON TOP of discussing food. Nobody ever reads the book anyway...)
