Have any of you tried the frozen pre-stuffed turkeys? My neighbors did at Christmas and loved it. So, when I saw a frozen pre-stuffed chicken, I thought . . . heyyyy, why not.
I read the label. Yeppers. You cook it from a totally frozen state. It takes a while: 3 and 1/2 to 4 hours. I lined the pan with tin foil like the directions said. (See, I was paying attention when I read it). I pre heated the oven. The phone rang, Thomas walked though, the cat meowed. I put the chicken in the oven. And off I went out to ice fish. I was out there for several hours. As I was sitting there, I was telling Lizette how I was doing a chicken the way she did her turkey. I said, yep, I put it directly in the oven, in a pan lined with and tin foil and . . . covered? Covered? Oh, yeah, the directions said to cover it. And I didn't. And its been several hours. Hmmmm.
I said my goodbyes and walked home to check on the chicken. I opened the door and knew there might be a slight problem. There was a vague smell of very very crispy bread. I opened the oven. Hmmm, it was a bit brown.
Yeah, the chicken was very brown, the stuffing falling out was more than a bit brown. But, I didn't think the chicken was done. So I covered it and popped it back in the oven. Later when I took it out, it was done. Done for~ I have never seen a flat chicken. I mean, it looked like someone sat on it. So, I made a lot of gravy. When we ate the over cooked, very brown and rather crispy (in some places) chicken, I put a ton of gravy on it.
Next time, I need to follow ALL of the directions.
And finally, impulse item of the day. Rounded sugar cubes from France. Anyone know why I bought it?
6 comments:
oh... saint louis petite sugar cubes... i love the rounded ones.. they are so cute!
Les Canadiens ont quelques protocoles viande joli!
whoops...
J'aurais dû dire "assez enveloppes"
Did you know i took french in high school as my language? Also, German and Spanish...
sprechen sie deutsch kay?
Vicky - at least you are now cooking like I do - go off and forget you are even cooking - that is how I do it.
I'M Looking for the "AFTER" picture. I think that would have been worth a laugh. Sorry to hear about the chicken though, it does sound like a good idea.
Does the roundness of the sugar make them taste better? They look like they should only be used for cappuccino, now you've done it! (I imagine that now you'll have to start making your own capp's!)
I'm also glad to see that you're having fun with the fishing. You really are quite brave. I don't know that I'd say you were all that crazy, I mean, I don't see any pics of you diving in yet!
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