Chicken for grownups. What a strange recipe title. But that is really what this recipe is all about. It's the chicken you will cook when your parents come over, the chicken you will cook at those last minute dinner parties, and the chicken you will cook when you are in the mood for something simple, yet elegant.
But before we learn how to make this delicious chicken dish, let's learn a little about the history of the simple fowl.
The humble chicken has been around for centuries. It is thought that the first chickens were eaten in Maresha, Israel, as long ago as between 400 and 200BC.
My research tells me that chickens first appeared in Egypt in about 1000BC as fighting birds, and also to be displayed as exotic pets in personal collections. Interestingly, the Egyptians developed heated incubation units, heated by dung fires. This enabled the Egyptians to have many eggs to eat and trade. This method remained an Egyptian secret for many years.
The Greeks also considered our feathered friends to be exotic animals. Chickens and roosters appeared often in folk tales, with Aesop's telling of a lion who was afraid of a rooster in one of his fables. π I found the fable amusing, and I am sure you will too, so if you'd like to read it, you can click here.
Pope Gregory I declared the rooster the official symbol of Christianity in the 6th century, and in the 9th century Pope Nicholas I ordered the figure of a rooster to be placed on each and every steeple of each and every church, as a reminder of Peter's betrayal of Jesus.
And now, for my favourite tidbit of information on chickens; in Chinese Zodiac, people born in the year of the rooster are considered to be deep thinkers, honest, outgoing, bright, impatient and overconfident. Sound like anyone you know? π
Enough of that. Let's eat!
π INGREDIENTS π :
- six to eight pieces of chicken, bone in
- few cloves of garlic
- 1 T smoked paprika
- salt and pepper
- thyme
- 1 T Canola oil
π METHOD π :
You're not going to believe how simple this really is. To start, preheat your oven to 475'F/230'C. Then, season your chicken very well, with salt, pepper and paprika. You can add a drizzle of olive oil if you like
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the oil to a high heat. The oil should not smoke. Place the chicken neatly into the pan, skin side down. I laid a few sprigs of thyme and the garlic in the pan with the chicken.
Continue to cook the chicken on high heat for two minutes. Thereafter, turn the heat down to a medium heat, and cook for about ten to twelve minutes. Jostle the chicken every now and then. The skin should start to crisp and the fat will render.
Next, transfer your pan to the oven, and cook for a further ten to twelve minutes. Thereafter, turn the chicken skin side up, and cook for a further five minutes. Once done, rest the chicken for a few minutes on a plate or cutting board.
Easy as pie, and fancy enough for date night at home. I served mine with a green salad and smashed, garlicky potatoes. Born up a tree!
Authored by moi, @princessmewmew.
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Delicious! Couldn't be easier. We eat chicken everyday. Get tired of the same old recipes. Thanks
well it is good to share some history of chiken with your own research on first eated chiken in egypt
really the @adsactly is a big brand in food and also this recpie is more good and hope i will try it and will cook more delecious chiken with this recpie
i appriciate your work and specially of @princessmewmew efforts for this and you share with us
Thank you!
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Chicken is probably the only ingredient that will still taste good no matter how it is made
Thanks for the interesting piece about the history of the chicken as well but you forgot to address the age old confusion of the chicken and the egg, which came first haha ?
Great Post!. Interesting Story. I want more of this. Keep it up
thank you for the recipe. I especially like the little bit of history at the start, good to know how things all began.
Thank you! I love history and like to incorporate it into my recipes
Hi @adsactly @princessmewmew Im new to #steemit
As a foodie, #foodaddict , I love how you presented this recipe!
...But when I read the word Egypt, I was even more impressed!
I studied Ancient Egypt as my major, but I couldn't remember anything specific about them incubating eggs so I started searching Google for Egyptian Eggs and I came across an interestinf page.
It shows how ancient cultures decorated eggs for the spring equinox, much like we do now for Easter!
Check it out:
https://digventures.com/2015/04/how-to-decorate-your-easter-egg-like-its-60000-bc/
Wow this looks interesting, will have a look! Welcome to steemit and thank you for your comment !
such a neat way to share a recipe, i love how you shared the history of chickens before sharing the recipe. there is a form of respect i find here a respect of the chickens life who died for us to consume it
thank you! it is important to respect the animal you are eating :)
I'm not a kitchen master, but the way you explained same easy, I will give a try and thank you for sharing :)
Thank you! It is easy! π
But still one thing is mystery that Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Ha ha.By the way great research on chicken and nice recipe you have shared with us,you make me very hungry.Nice post @adsactly.
We will never know! Thank you for your comment
Wow! The first sight of the word βchickenβ made me click and read this post instantly as I really love chicken. Crispy skin + moist meat + smokiness from the paprika + aroma from the rosemary = HEAVEN.
Thatβs exactly how it goes π
Cool historical read about chickens. I'm gonna' head back to the link to read the fable too. I have a question for you, do you raise some chickens for laying and some for meat? Just wondering :)
I live in the middle of the city, so unfortunately no chicks! The fable is very cute, wnjoy
I gotta try this out. Looks yummy!
waw ... tasty, so want to ... drool ni I
wow, looks delicious. Gonna try it for sure! :)
Chicken my favorite food! Thanks for share recipe.
@adsactly Chicken looks delicious! I was headed to the gym but now there will be an unexpected switch of plans! Hoho!
I greatly appreciate @princessmewmew as well for everything!
Thanks for the recipe!
Highest Regards
@lordneroo
Funny you
hi @adsactly, It may taste very tasty, even though the recipe is weird π. Thanks for share @adsactly
really the @adsactly is a big brand in food and also this recpie is more good and hope i will try it and will cook more delecious chiken with this recpie
Tasty, Thank you
Thank you for the recipe..look delicious
thank you for the recipe.I want more of this.
as always appetizing. can the next dish from the octopus?))
Iβm afraid Iβve never cooked octopus before!
do not be afraid, after such an appetizing meal, I think you can cope with the octopus without problems)
Delicious can I have some π
Looks delicious!
Emm delicious
This is definitely what i need
Adsactly the chef! thank toy for the chicken recipeβ!
Looks yummy.
wanna try it!! yummy!!!
@resteem
just make me hungry, i'd love some of that chicken
Terlihat sangat enak !!
Terimakasih atas postingan anda
Going to have to try this. resteemed
Look delicious and the history is awesome, i want yo try cook it .a few ingredients and easy method , Nice :)
Wow! Tasty!
Really, chicken first appeared in Egypt, this is an additional point to the claim that western civilization began in Egypt.
wow nice post @adsactly. chicken is traditional food in Asian countries.
Really, chicken first appeared in Egypt, this is an additional point to the claim that western civilization began in Egypt.
Sure looks delicious, you are a master at this yummy thanks and must try this some day
I just ate dinner, but after reading this post and looking at the pictures, I'm hungry again.
Am with u on this one...
same here
its amized that chiken was in early in 200 300 bc and with your research it was in 1000bc this show the chiken history is so old to see this recpie i want to eat this tasty chiken and now i will say my wife to try with @princessmewmew recpie
Yummy! I love chicken, the way you cook it makes me love it more.
ive been on the paleo diet for a while now, and eaten my fair share of chicken as a result. I will definitely have to give this a go!
Wow. It just looks terrific. I'll definitely give it a try.
Thanks for a great recipe, always a good topic for me.
Great post and thanks for share recipe :)
will surely try it on sunday
the funniest thing is you cook and post the recipe without giving me to taste hmmmm angry lol, easy to make
Crunchy and tasty THIS VERSION OF COOKING CHICKEN IS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS