"Bricked" Chicken
We don't need no (culinary) education....
We don't need no TV show
No doubt or sarcasm in the kitchen
Hungry People leave us cooks alone...
Hey! Hungry people, dinner will be done when it's done!
Leave us cooks alone!
All in all it's just another bricked chicken in a blog.
Things Laying Around the House You May Need
2 12' Cast Iron Frying Pans, cleaned top and bottom
A Sharp Knife
A Cutting Board
An Oven With a Working Broiler
A Husband (Just For Fun)
A Really Good Spice Rub
Good Quality Olive Oil
(not necessarily in that order)
The following recipe is easy peasy, effortless and painless (unless you happen to drop that cast iron pan on your foot. Not that this happened to me, but...just sayin' )
It kills 2 birds with one stone;
or brick, as the case may be...
Well, actually, it kills one bird and some potatoes with a brick...
or another cast iron frying pan, technically (since we used another pan instead of a brick.)
So, you don't really need any Stones after all! (Although some Pink Floyd never hurt.)
So, let's gather our ingredients and get started...
Ingredients For Bricked Chicken
One Whole Chicken
A Really Good Spice Rub (see my recipe below)
Olive Oil
4 or 5 Potatoes
1 Onion, Sliced
A Handful of Chopped Fresh Parsley
Have your husband slice the breast bone out of the chicken for you, as mine is demonstrating above.
Send your husband back to the living room to play Xbox or watch <insert current sports event/game here>.
Lay your chicken out flat and coat with olive oil.
Rub and massage your own special spice rub into the chicken.
Flip chicken and rub spice rub on the other side.
Heat your 12" cast iron frying pan up for a few minutes over medium heat.
Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 425 degrees..
Slice potatoes and cover both sides with similar ingredients from your spice rub (minus the sugar).
Heat olive oil in a second cast iron pan over medium heat.
Mix the onions in with the potatoes.
Add to pan.
Flip potatoes so that all of them are covered with olive oil. Use a pastry brush if necessary.
Place the now heated frying pan containing the potatoes on top of the chicken.
You may place a sheet of aluminum foil between the chicken and the frying pan if you don't feel comfortable with the bottom of your pan coming in direct contact with the chicken.
Place pans on a middle rack in a preheated oven for 30 minutes.
When potatoes are tender (about 30 minutes later), remove them from the oven and cover to keep warm.
Turn on the broiler while the chicken is still on the middle rack.
These are your potatoes. Admire your handy work while waiting 20 minutes for the chicken to finish charring.
(Make sure to keep a close eye on your chicken and keep it on the middle rack. A char is different than burnt, blackened chicken.)
Chop some parsley while you wait and garnish your potatoes. Save a bit of green for the chicken.
Remove chicken from under the broiler (about 20 minutes later) and admire more of your handiwork.
Spoon any pan drippings over the chicken and garnish with some chopped parsley.
Your chicken should now be tender and slice easily in half (or quarters if you feel like sharing.)
Go ahead, take a picture...then dig in
And above all...if nothing else....Eat well, my friends.
What? I forgot the recipe for my amazingly good spice rub?
OK
My Amazingly Good Spice Rub
1 Tbsp Paprika
1 Tbsp Pure Cane Sugar
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Salt (maybe a touch more)
1 Tsp Thyme
1/2 Tsp Sage Leaves
1/2 Tsp Rosemary
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp White Pepper
A Bay Leaf
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I've done this before, and it's absolutely delicious!
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