Interesting recipe worked! (Mostly!)

[thistlechaser]

When I considered this recipe, I worried people would say "What were you thinking?!" if it failed.

Incredible Chicken:

1 (4 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 cup brown sugar

Bake at 375 for about an hour.

Since I'm just one person, I used one chicken bone-in breast (man, breasts are massive nowadays! ...no comments!). Based on the recipe comments, I covered it for the first half-hour, then uncovered it until it reached 165 (about another half-hour).

While it was tender and really really moist, it was a touch bland. (Seriously, it was barely sweet at all!) Still, it was good enough that I ate the whole thing, and I rarely eat a whole breast (...so much comment-potential in this post!).

I have another breast waiting in the fridge, so I think I'll do this again tomorrow night. I want to try uncovered longer so the skin gets more crispy, though I worry about the sugar burning (when I took the pan out of the oven, the fluid in the bottom was bubbling and just starting to turn back). A lot more garlic salt this time, too!

All in all, it was totally worth eating. Mmmm.

Comments

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

(man, breasts are massive nowadays!

Well that's becau-

...no comments!).

...fun sucker ; ;

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

...fun sucker

*smirks, comments!*

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

Oo, that sounds like a good one. And simple!

Out of curiosity, do you like stuffed mushrooms? I need to find that recipe I made for stuffed mushrooms that was positively to die for, if you do. That one was pretty easy, and it had (*gasp!*) veggies in it. Sorta. If you count mushrooms as veggies. But it was yummy!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I say I don't like mushrooms, but I've never tried them. Mostly I stick to things I know, but thanks anyway! :) *scardy cat food person*

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Yay, cooking success!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

2/2! I'm on a roll! ...fitting for food successes. :P

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Would this be good with a ton of garlic powder and a bit of salt or garlic salt? I usually like my food with huge amounts of seasonings though not necessarily overly salty.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Some of the comments said they did that instead, so I'd think so! (And some added a whole bunch of other spices as well. One said adding ginger made it sort of oriental-y, which seems like it would be good!)

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

Maybe put some actual garlic in there; when garlic cloves roast, they're like butter.

The ginger idea might be worth doing, just be careful, as a little goes a long way. I'd probably put some sriracha or some other chili sauce/oil, too, but I seem to remember you're not much for hot stuff.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Good call on the garlic! Mmm, was good!