Whole chicken - how to cook it?

[Girl-23]

Thanks for your replies ladies.

I took the chicken out of the freezer, waiting for it to defrost a little. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to boil it a little. I came back waiting to turn the chicken but saw something disgusting which is normal to some of you. The saggy bum - which some of you mentioned. I freaked out not knowing what the yukky looking stuff was. Am not touching it. No roast chicken here tonight or ever for that matter. The chicken is still in the pot. I am not going near it.

[Patooties]

Sorry, but you gave me a good giggle.

[Cheeky_Monkey]

Me too, how funny.

I do agree though that raw chickens look pretty yucky. Still love to eat them though

[Girl-23]

I seriously did leave it on the kitchen bench. DH heard me making 'eeeewwwww' noises. I didn't even ask him to put it back in the freezer but he did. I don't know what to do with three whole chickens that I will never cook.

[Lulu]

oh fark you are so funny!!!!!

Between all of us here, we will get you cooking an awesome chicken dinner...I promise!

[Girl-23]

OKAY, I am ready. I want to cook the chicken in the oven for tonight. Where do I begin? So far, I have oven bag, rosemary, roast chicken seasoning, salt, what else do I need? Do I take the skin off? How long do I cook for? How do I keep the bird from drying up?

PS: I would like to surprise DH tonight. Lol. Something different.

What do I serve it with?

[Bengal]

I seriously did leave it on the kitchen bench. DH heard me making 'eeeewwwww' noises. I didn't even ask him to put it back in the freezer but he did. I don't know what to do with three whole chickens that I will never cook.

Just to really get you disliking chickens ...

What stage of the cooking process was the chicken when you re froze it ? You have to be careful with chicken

And you should always defrost a chicken in the bottom of the fridge, not on the bench ..

If you cook a chicken that is frozen ish ... it makes the chicken dry (not moist)

So step 1 - is the whole chicken defrosted safetly ?

Step 2 - NO ?? = get out a frozen one and defrost overnight in the fridge for use tommorow

[Girl-23]

wouldloveabubba,

I placed it in the fridge last night. So its ready for today's meal. So what should I do now?

[Bengal]

For Dinner at 6pm tonight

This arvo;

Peel and cut potatoes & pumpkin and carrots, put in a big bowl of water.
Wash and cut up your vegies (caulie, broklie) put them in water on the stove

Pre heat your oven to a moderate heat (is it fan forced or gas ) ? 150 is moderate at 4.20 PM

At 4.30 put the chicken in a roasting pan with 2.5 cm's of water in the bottom of it . Look at the post above for herbs etc to add to the chicken

At 5.30, take the roast out of the oven, turn the chicken over, add the potatoes and pumpkin (that you have dried off with paper towel) around the chicken

Put back in the oven, at 5.45 turn on the pot/steamer with the coloured vegies in it on slow, add peas and beans to the water if you like

BY 6pm - it will all be happening, have everything ready to go, I always put my vegies on the plate last, as it will take you a minute ot two to cut up the chicken, or get DH to do that, while you out the vegies on the plate

To make a gravy, to keep it easy for your first roast, get a little mixing jug, put the gravox in, add a stock cube, then add water from the stove top vegies


Yummm enjoy

I ccould give your harder stuff, but keep your first roast easy

[barney]

Thanks for your replies ladies.

I took the chicken out of the freezer, waiting for it to defrost a little. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to boil it a little. I came back waiting to turn the chicken but saw something disgusting which is normal to some of you. The saggy bum - which some of you mentioned. I freaked out not knowing what the yukky looking stuff was. Am not touching it. No roast chicken here tonight or ever for that matter. The chicken is still in the pot. I am not going near it.

ohh im am cracken up here...very funny..
glad you giving it another go chicky
cant wait to hear how it goes