Roasting a Chicken and Making Some Stock

Do you find yourself at Fred Meyer much more frequently than you should? Have you started referring to it as just "Fred's," like you're going to your friends house? Is this just a problem Alexis and I have? Will Jasper's 1st birthday be in the Starbucks seating area of the Greenwood store? I wonder.

Anyhoo... I was wandering around like a vagabond the other day when I decided to buy a whole chicken. Impulse buy. It sat in the fridge until I thought, shit, that thing is going to go bad! I better cook it! That was at 7:30 on a school night. Not recommended. It turned out pretty good for my first roasted chicken (I've done a turkey before and I'm thinking that story will make a November debut on my other blog...)

So here is what I made up from my minimal experiences with catching turkeys and ovens on fire.

Sesame Roasted Chicken

You will need:

Whole chicken

Sesame oil

Sesame seeds

Meat thermometer 

Corningware (you really need a roasting pan, but this huge ass Corningware that Chris Galloway gave me was perfect)

Pepper

So, take all the gross shit out if the inside of the chicken. Rinse it out and then pat it dry. There was a whole bunch of fat hanging down from the chicken's "bottom", I cut that off. Plop the bird into a pan. Flip its' wings behind its' head.

Now, you're going to stick your hand in between the chicken skin and meat on its breasts. Don't get too excited, it's actually pretty gross.

Once it's separated, take some sesame oil and spread it on the meat under the skin.

Spread some all over the outside of the bird too. Next, grab some sesame seeds and sprinkle them on the chicken. Crack some pepper over it and put it in the oven at 375F for about 1 and a half hours (thermometer should read 180),

Look at that beautiful bird!

Now, it's almost 11. Stick that thing in the fridge and go to bed. When you wake up in the AM, check your phone to find out that two staff are sick. Look longingly at the chicken thinking about all the great things you could do with it if you were only a stay at home unwed, childless woman. 

When you get home, pick the chicken. 

Then, realize you do not have a carrot, celery, or an onion. Being the intelligent, multi tasker that you are, throw on your gym clothes and walk to the gym. After working out, stop at QFC and buy the necessary ingredients.

Now, I will share my experience: as I checked out at QFC, the checker told me to have a great night. I exited and was literally drenched in water. Like, I looked like I got sprayed with a hose. God had decided to create some sort of freak storm system that lasted for only the entirety of my venturing outside of my house. Not to worry, I'll just walk a mile up hill in my wet socks since I'm all sweaty anyway. 

So, here is how to make chicken stock from your chicken carcass.

You need:

A chicken carcass 

Garlic

Pepper

2 bay leaves

Thyme

Basil

1 Onion

1 Carrot

2 stalks of Celery

6 cups of water

Put all if this shit in a pot (chop it up first), if I didn't give you a measurement just shake until it looks right.

Bring it to a boil. Cover it, turn down the heat to medium low, and go take a shower. In about 2 hours, turn it off and drain it into a bowl.

 Let it sit for about 30 minutes then transfer into jars for storage. 

Done and done.