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How to slowly roast a chicken

Posted by Gary

Gee it was cold this morning. The measured temperature was only –1 °C but the apparent temperature was a lot less. While I was walking I was thinking about how I was going to roast a chicken for dinner tonight.

I did my usual walk around Lake Ginninderra and noticed a lot of frost.

Frosty weeds near Lake Ginninderra
Frosty weeds near Lake Ginninderra
Ice near a path around Lake Ginninderra
Ice near a path around Lake Ginninderra
Kangaroos and cows on the frosty grass near Lake Ginninderra
Kangaroos and cows on the frosty grass near Lake Ginninderra
Frost on a bridge railing on Lake Ginninderra
Frost on a bridge railing on Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra

To warm up I cooked breakfast. I heard that it is bacon week so I made sure I can a piece of crispy bacon and some eggs.

Crispy bacon and cheese omelet for Sunday breakfast
Crispy bacon and cheese omelet for Sunday breakfast

For lunch I made myself hot and spicy creamy garlic prawns with bacon.

Creamy garlic prawns and bacon with chili flakes. It was hot and spicy.
Creamy garlic prawns and bacon with chili flakes. It was hot and spicy.
How to slowly roast a chicken
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: [url href=”https://about.me/garydlum” target=”_blank”]Gary Lum[/url]
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • A whole chicken
  • [cap id=”attachment_12413″ align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-21_14.13.01_001_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Chicken ready for stuffing” alt=”Chicken ready for stuffing”]Chicken ready for stuffing[/cap]
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Pumpkin
  • Lup cheong
Instructions
  1. Stuff the lup cheong and Brussels sprouts into the chicken’s eviscerated cavity[cap id=”attachment_12413″ align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-21_14.20.37_003_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Chicken stuffed with Brussels sprouts and lup cheong” alt=”Chicken stuffed with Brussels sprouts and lup cheong”]Chicken stuffed with Brussels sprouts and lup cheong[/cap]
  2. Put the chicken in a casserole and then in an oven at 150 °C for 3 hours
  3. Put a slice of pumpkin in the casserole at 2 hours
  4. After 3 hours allow the chicken to rest for 20 minutes[cap id=”attachment_12413″ align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-21_17.25.09_004_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Roast chicken in a casserole” alt=”Roast chicken in a casserole”]Roast chicken in a casserole[/cap]
  5. Dissect the chicken and remove a Maryland for dinner[cap id=”attachment_12413″ align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-21_17.34.56_006_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”1024″ class=” size-full” title=”Roast chicken with vegetables” alt=”Roast chicken with vegetables”]Roast chicken with vegetables[/cap]
  6. Keep the rest for lunch meat
  7. Plate up and shoot a photograph
  8. Eat the meat
  9. Wash the dishes
  10. Write the recipe
  11. Blog (verb)
Chicken ready for stuffing
Chicken ready for stuffing
Chicken ready for stuffing
Chicken ready for stuffing
Chicken stuffed with Brussels sprouts and lup cheong
Chicken stuffed with Brussels sprouts and lup cheong
Roast chicken in a casserole
Roast chicken in a casserole
Close up of roast chicken with vegetables
Close up of roast chicken with vegetables
Roast chicken with vegetables
Roast chicken with vegetables

How do you like to roast a chicken?

A perfect low carb roast Chicken Maryland dinner

Posted by Gary
Roast Chicken Maryland, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and almonds ready for dinner

I managed to do two laps of Lake Ginninderra today, nearly 24 thousand steps. I built up an appetite on a cold winter’s day. All day I’ve been thinking of cooking and eating a low carb roast Chicken Maryland dinner.

I’ve written many times how the Chicken Maryland is my second favourite part of a chicken. That said, it often contains my favourite part of the chicken, viz., the cloaca.

Roast Chicken Maryland, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and almonds ready for dinner
Roast Chicken Maryland, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and almonds
A perfect low carb roast Chicken Maryland dinner
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: [url href=”https://about.me/garydlum” target=”_blank”]Gary Lum[/url]
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Cook time:
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Chicken Maryland
  • [cap align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][url href=”https://yummylummy.com/?attachment_id=12383″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20_17.22.02_003_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Chicken Maryland” alt=”Raw Chicken Maryland ready for the oven”][/url]Chicken Maryland ready for the oven[/cap]
  • Brussels sprouts and almonds
  • [cap align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][url href=”https://yummylummy.com/?attachment_id=12384″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20_17.13.25_001_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Brussels sprouts and almonds” alt=”Raw Brussels sprouts and almonds”][/url]Brussels sprouts and almonds[/cap]
  • Pumpkin
  • [cap align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][url href=”https://yummylummy.com/?attachment_id=12382″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20_17.15.02_002_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”683″ class=” size-full” title=”Pumpkin” alt=”Raw slice of pumpkin waiting for the oven”][/url]Pumpkin[/cap]
Instructions
  1. In a nonstick bowl add some Brussels sprouts and almonds
  2. Add a little grapeseed oil
  3. Rub some oil into the skin of the chicken and lay on top of the Brussels sprouts and almonds
  4. Shake some chicken salt and pepper onto the chicken
  5. Place a slice of pumpkin next to the chicken
  6. Roast in a benchtop oven at 200 °C for 1 hour
  7. When finished allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes
  8. Plate up and shoot a photograph
  9. [cap align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][url href=”https://yummylummy.com/?attachment_id=12381″][img src=”https://yummylummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20_18.38.37_004_GARY_LUM_FB.jpg” width=”1024″ height=”1024″ class=” size-full” title=”Roast Chicken Maryland and vegetables” alt=”Roast Chicken Maryland, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and almonds ready for dinner”][/url]Roast Chicken Maryland, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and almonds[/cap]
  10. Eat the meal
  11. Wash the dishes
  12. Write the recipe
  13. Blog (verb)

Tell me, how would you prepare Chicken Maryland?

Here are some photographs from my walk today as well as my breakfast

RAAF baloon on Lake Ginninderra
RAAF baloon on Lake Ginninderra
HDR image of Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
HDR image of Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
HDR image of Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Streaky bacon and creamy buttery scrambled eggs
Crab meat and avocado with jalapeño pepper
Crab meat and avocado with jalapeño pepper

 

Pumpkin soup with celeriac

Posted by Gary

Bacon is always a good way to start Sunday in Canberra

Okay, I’ll get to the pumpkin soup recipe towards the bottom of this post so if that’s what you’re after, go down. 

Gee it was cold this morning. I’m hoping this cold spell finishes soon. 

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Bacon 

Bacon preparation
Bacon preparation
Bacon and eggs with tomato sauce
Sunday morning breakfast. Bacon and eggs with tomato sauce

Then I went for a walk and saw pelicans and black swans

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It was still frosty at nearly 10 am
It was still frosty at nearly 10 am
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Black swan on Lake Ginninderra
Black swan on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Belconnen
Belconnen
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Belconnen Arts Centre
Belconnen Arts Centre

 

For lunch I had a tin of fried fish and black beans

Fried fish and black beans.
Sunday lunch. Fried fish and black beans.

I love this with rice. I remember as a boy eating this with my Dad. I think my middle brother Dr47 liked it but my youngest brother Mr43 didn’t. I think Mum was a little indifferent but she’d eat it if Dad wanted it. I posted this photograph to Instagram and Twitter and received some interesting responses. My Asian friends were positive in their comments. 

During the afternoon I did some work, watched Star Trek and Farscape and did some ironing. I also watched Poultrygeist Night of the chicken dead. It’s on a par with Sharknado. 

 

For dinner I made a pumpkin soup with celeriac

Sunday night dinner. Pumpkin and celeriac soup.
Sunday night dinner. Pumpkin and celeriac soup.
Pumpkin and celeriac soup
 
Recipe Type: Soup
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
A rich and flavourful soup for a cold winter’s night
Ingredients
  • Onion
  • Bacon
  • Pumpkin
  • Celeriac
  • White wine
  • Chicken stock
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Parsley
  • Smoked cheddar cheese
  • Butter
  • Cream
  • Curry powder
Instructions
  1. Sautée and soften the onion
  2. Add the bacon and allow it to get sticky on the bottom of the saucepan
  3. Add a couple of handfuls of celeriac
  4. Add a couple of handfuls of pumpkin
  5. Add a tablespoon of curry powder and a pinch of salt
  6. Add a splash of white wine to deglase the bottom of the saucepan
  7. Add a cup of chicken stock
  8. Simmer for 30 minutes
  9. Blend with a stick blender
  10. Add half a cup of pouring cream and a tablespoon of butter
  11. Blend until smooth
  12. Ladle into a bowl
  13. Add some shaved smoked cheddar cheese
  14. Top with parsley and pepper
  15. Shoot a photograph
  16. Eat the meal
  17. Write the recipe
  18. Blog about it
 
Notes
This is a great recipe and very easy to make. If you like it please let me know. I’d love any feedback.

 

 

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Paprika chicken means altered dreams for Yummy Lummy tonight

Posted by Gary

Paprika gives me altered dreams

Whenever I have paprika I have nightmares unless I’ve gone to sleep in a really happy mood and then I have very good dreams. 

It's a cold cold Tuesday night in Canberra. I'm enjoying chicken and pumpkin mash for dinner.
It’s a cold cold Tuesday night in Canberra. I’m enjoying chicken and pumpkin mash for dinner.
Paprika chicken means altered dreams for Yummy Lummy tonight
 
Recipe Type: A simple weeknight meal for one
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
A simple meal that can be cooked after a long day at work with little preparation necessary.
Ingredients
  • Chicken Maryland
  • Pumpkin
  • Spinach
  • Cream cheese
  • Pistachio nuts
  • Paprika
  • Chilli flakes
  • Pepper
  • Salt
  • Dried mixed herbs
Instructions
  1. Heat the oven to 150 °C
  2. Rub oil into the chicken
  3. Dice the pumpkin and add to the baking tray
  4. Put the spinach in the baking tray
  5. Put the chicken on top of the pumpkin pieces
  6. Add salt, pepper, chilli flakes, dried mixed herbs and paprika to the chicken
  7. To give yourself altered dreams slip with the paprika
  8. Put it into the oven for one hour
  9. Set aside the chicken to rest for fifteen to twenty minutes
  10. During the resting time gently mash the pumpkin and mix in the cooked spinach and pistachio nuts
  11. Towards the end of rest time add a good dollop of cream cheese and mix into the mash to thicken it
  12. If you want, you could add a little butter here because butter makes things better
  13. In addition, you could have also cooked some bacon and added it to the mash because like butter, bacon makes things better
  14. Plate the chicken on a nicely coloured plate
  15. Spoon out the pumpkin mash next to the chicken
  16. Capture an image [I used a Nikon D5300 and a Tamron 90 mm MACRO lens at 1/125 second, f/4.5 and ISO 100]
  17. Eat the food
  18. Wash your dishes
  19. Write up the recipe and post on your blog
 
Notes
This is a delicious meal for one or just add another piece of chicken for two. The mash is delicious. Season to taste.

 
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Roast Chicken Maryland and #powerofmushrooms from Yummy Lummy

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Roast Chicken Maryland from Yummy Lummy

Tuesday night dinner. Roast Chicken Maryland with pumpkin and mushrooms.
Tuesday night dinner. Roast Chicken Maryland with pumpkin and mushrooms.
Roast Chicken Maryland and #powerofmushrooms from Yummy Lummy
 
Recipe Type: Simple Yummy Lummy dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
A simple meal that has a good amount of oven time so you can relax when you get home from work
Ingredients
  • Chicken Maryland pieces
  • Pumpkin diced
  • Mushrooms sliced
  • Parsley chopped
  • Spring onion sliced
  • Chilli diced
  • Pepper
  • Cream
  • Butter
  • White wine
Instructions
  1. Place the chicken, pumpkin and mushrooms into an oven safe frying pan
  2. Gently sautée for a few minutes
  3. Place into a preheated oven (150 °C) for one hour
  4. Rest the chicken for at least 30 minutes
  5. Remove the pumpkin and plate with the salad
  6. Heat up the chicken juices and mushrooms and reduce until the chicken juices have evaporated
  7. Deglase with some white wine and reduce
  8. Add some cream to thicken
  9. Add some butter to glisten
  10. Plate up
  11. Capture an image (or two) using Nikon D5300 and Tamron 90 mm MACRO at 1/15 second, f/8 and ISO 100 using CamRanger remote control for better focus control
  12. Eat the food
  13. Wash the dishes
  14. Write the recipe and blog
 
Notes
You’ll love this meal.

 
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