Hi all,
October has been a very interesting month. My hubby had a precious opportunity to work with Jun, an engineer from China who came to Italy to work for a month.
We had fun going around Milan, especially eating new food.
I also had an opportunity to go on the roof of Duomo (we took the stairs, and I admit that after a few of them I asked myself WHY I WAS DOING IT).
It’s so beautiful and it’s worth all the stairs. You see all the statues, decorations, etc.
One statue that I couldn’t understand was the duck (angel or demon?).
I also had an opportunity to meet Stephanie, this beautiful and bubbly girl, who introduced me to matcha tea and coconut oil.
Audax of Audax Artifax was our November 2012 Daring Cooks’ host. Audax has brought us into the world of brining and roasting, where we brined meat and vegetables and roasted them afterwards for a delicious meal!
This was the first time I brined anything, and I chose to do it with chicken.
I realized that brining just makes the chicken so moist and tender and you won’t need to add any fat. And this makes it healthy too.
We had brined chicken with roasted carrot (I used coconut oil, and the aroma and taste was absolutely delicious) and mustard fruit.
Audax – thank you so much for the challenge and for sharing your family recipes with all of us.
Cheers!
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Brined Chicken
By Published: November 14, 2012
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Prep: 60 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 5 mins
- Ready In: 2 hrs 5 mins
Chicken based
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken thighs
- 1,5 litres Water
- 210 g Salt
- Black Peppercorns
- Ginger fresh and grated
- Bay leaves
- Juniper Berries
Instructions
- In a non reactive container heat the water. Mix in the salt. Let the water cool. Add all the rest of the ingredients and the chicken thighs. Cover and place in the fridge for 1 hour (you can also keep it for 2 hours but not more)
- Turn the oven to 200°C. Dry with kitchen paper the thighs (if you have plenty of time, you can air dry them). Cook the chicken for 15 minutes. Turn the oven to 180°C and cook for 40 minutes. One trick to know if your chicken is cooked is to insert a knife in the meat, take it out and place it on your palm. If it's hot than it's ready. If it's cold, it means it's not cooked, because the heat hasn't reached the center of the meat. Or use the thermometer.
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes and serve.
- Course: Main Dish
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November 14, 2012 at 22:41
Your chicken looks wonderful. What a wonderful meal you prepared. Great job!
November 15, 2012 at 20:32
Thank you so much! Your recipe looks fantastic too. Thumbs up for your blog and what a creative name. Cheers!
November 15, 2012 at 07:43
WOW I’m so glad that the brining worked out so well for you the first time. And I know it really adds a wonderful moistness to all forms of poultry. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
November 15, 2012 at 20:30
I am planning to brine vegetables and seeds, I will let you know. Wow you live in Sydney, my hubby and I were in Australia for our honeymoon and we loved it. We fell so in love that we are preparing all the documents to move there. I will be spending a year by myself on a working holiday, just to see around, in the meanwhile he is going to finish all the visa process. It’s so beautiful and amazing how food has the power to bring together people from all over the world. Cheers!
November 11, 2013 at 10:22
I am planning to brine vebltagees and seeds, I will let you know. Wow you live in Sydney, my hubby and I were in Australia for our honeymoon and we loved it. We fell so in love that we are preparing all the documents to move there. I will be spending a year by myself on a working holiday, just to see around, in the meanwhile he is going to finish all the visa process. It’s so beautiful and amazing how food has the power to bring together people from all over the world. Cheers!
November 15, 2012 at 22:35
Looks delicious – great job!
November 17, 2012 at 18:33
Thank you Ruthie!
November 12, 2013 at 11:17
At least you were willing to give it a try which I will lielky never do, and frankly I think you did a fine job!My husband won’t touch any of it, not even the innocent California Roll, and while I love it all, I prefer to get it at the hand of a well seasoned sushi chef, who not only knows what he’s doing, but also makes it into a beautiful piece of art on my plate!Great job!
November 16, 2012 at 02:59
Great job (on the stairs and the chicken!)
November 17, 2012 at 18:33
Thanks Andy!