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deliasherman

Roast Chicken

Mar 16, 2010 23:20

We had old friends over for dinner tonight with their son. Malcolm is as wary of unfamiliar fare as any other middle-school boy, and any fare I fixed was, by definition, unfamiliar. His mom had said her liked chicken, and I hadn't roasted one all winter, so I thought I'd do that. Being me (and not entirely satisfied--or maybe just bored--with my ( Read more... )

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movingfinger March 17 2010, 03:43:59 UTC

I like shad grilled. I guess a quick hot broil would be about the same thing. The other especially good thing to do is stuff them and bake them; that might be better for a dinner party.

A friend of mine swears the only way to eat the roe is sauteed in butter on toast points, but just about everything is good sauteed in butter with or without toast points.

deliasherman March 17 2010, 19:17:41 UTC

I've sauteed much shad roe over the years, and it is delicious--the poaching is an experiment. I'll tell you how it goes. The grilling of the fish is a lovely idea, and I have a stovetop grill I can use. Or the broiler. We'll see how I feel when it comes down to it.

rikibeth March 17 2010, 04:23:24 UTC

Oh, if only I weren't cooking for Picky Vegetarians. Right now I feel like I could eat that whole roast chicken by myself, and the idea of a shad dinner is making me swoon.

lisa_marli March 17 2010, 04:44:15 UTC

Thanks for the pointer to the Roasted Chicken recipe, that does look good (and easy). Yum.
*sigh* Big Harold does not like fish. Something to do with being Catholic and having too much of it badly done when he was a kid.
Aren't we all glad that as Jews, we never had that problem? ;)

tamago March 17 2010, 04:52:36 UTC

I will be making that chicken, and soon. I have a houseguest coming in the beginning of April, and have been casting around for something tasty and simple like this.

As for shad, I just keep thinking of Cole Porter song lyrics, which I'm sure is not very helpful.

deliasherman March 17 2010, 19:21:58 UTC

Me, too. Which is fine, because I like to sing while I cook. ;-)

themaskmaker March 17 2010, 14:37:45 UTC

As the owner of a middle-school-aged boy, I approve this message.

deliasherman March 17 2010, 19:23:11 UTC

Thank you.

I read your pea shoot entry with interest. We purely love pea shoots, but can seldom find them. Perhaps a trip to the new Whole Checkbook up the block is indicated. They'd go very nicely with shad.

themaskmaker March 17 2010, 20:00:59 UTC

They would indeed. With a sprinkle of lemon zest.