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Wine And Herb Chicken On The Grill
(I guess you can see the allure of this dish in the
title alone) |
I have attempted this before, with no success. Why, you ask, do I try it again? Because I do not learn from my mistakes. I have learned that
one new magazine dish a night, is probably my limit, but I always feel I could take on more. Maybe. Probably not, but maybe.
I knew I was in trouble with this when I had to put a whole chicken on the grill. That doesn't seem normal all by itself. And probably out of my skill set. But I ignored the voice in my head telling me this was all I should attempt tonight. "Maybe a nice salad, that the kids could make would be better than doing a magazine side item...." the voice suggested. I started to second guess myself, while looking at my chicken on the grill. Why can't this magazine have more pictures? I was fully prepared to blame the magazine for this failure due to lack of pictures, when my 13 year old walked outside to check out what I was doing. "Uhhh...What's wrong with that chicken?" Now I am throwing him under the blog bus also. No one is safe in this house. And apparently my chicken looks weird, great. I left Ryan outside with the mangled chicken (must give him responsibilities so I can blame him--the voice told me this was a good idea) so I could see to the side dish.
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Are A Chicken's Legs Supposed
To Do That? |
Ryan called me outside because the grill was smoking. I guess some of the bird was dripping on the grill and causing it to flame up. It was time to flip the bird anyway (also, I needed to assess the damage). Ryan decided to pipe in with how dark the bird was. He quickly changed his tune when I said, "Well,
you were supposed to be watching it." My inner voice high-fived me. All his fault, not that I over extended myself, he was supposed to watch the bird. I must have been having this conversation in my head because Ryan asked why I was laughing. This may be my breaking point with the magazine dinners.
I didn't see Ryan again until I called everyone for dinner. He's a smart kid and I may need some antipsychotic medication. Aren't all the great artists a little nutty, though? By the looks of my chicken, I may need a little more artist and little less nutty.
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| Brining the Bird |
She wasn't much to look at, but that was one tasty bird. I don't know if it was the brine or the fact that I (and Ryan, I guess) pulled the bird at just the right time, but it was so incredible tender and juicy. This was a fantastic mangled chicken. Stay tuned for part two....
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| The Ingredients |
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Once I Took The Legs Off
The Chicken Began To Look Normal |
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| My Mangled Chicken |
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| Cook's Country Aug/Sept 2012 |
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