I'm just going to get it out of the way upfront. Dire.
I sprung for a fresh clean vessel and decided to jettison quite a bit of the marinade. At this point it was pretty wet and I was already repulsed by the idea of wet hot chicken skin. Into the oven for an hour it is. I put the pineapple rings on before it went in and did a slop-free version for my SG. I diverted from the instructions here and put extra sugar and cinnamon on the pineapple for caramelisation purposes.
I put two thighs in skin side up and two skin side down, as an experiment. My Old Harold takes the skin off anyway but I love a bit of crispy chicken skin.
It smelled quite nice while it was cooking and I went away and did something else for a bit.
I made a tit ton of coconut rice as a back up plan an accompaniment and some mixed greens. I put green food colouring in some of the rice, as per the Instagram Live, but it came out yellow. Should have been an omen, really.
Why yes, that is a:
#authentic. It came with the house 15 years ago, do you want me to stop breathing?
Dinner may be served, but after a full hour at 190, and an extra 10 minutes at 220, it is not fully cooked. The next image really does need a spoiler.
Review from me: smells like your hands after you've got sweaty from holding coins, doesn't really taste of anything, chicken went in the bin.
Review from OH: I've eaten it but please never make it again.
Review from SG: I know you said my chicken is different but it was cooked in the same oven so can I just have the rice?
I ate her chicken. She has disappeared to her room with a donut.
These are the leftovers, which went back in the oven for an extra 20 mins and now they finally appear to be fully cooked.
I have made the executive decision not to use any of the tips for leftovers from the recipe and dispose of them in the food waste bin. Not sure how the bones would make a spicy stock if the flavour didn't even penetrate through to the meat. If nothing else, it might keep the foxes from trying to get into the bin.
I've also made a donation to just about match the cost of ingredients to an independent local charity which does a bit to help with access to food, and a lot for people struggling with their mental health.
So far so good on the upset tummy front, but I'll let you know if anything changes.
I sprung for a fresh clean vessel and decided to jettison quite a bit of the marinade. At this point it was pretty wet and I was already repulsed by the idea of wet hot chicken skin. Into the oven for an hour it is. I put the pineapple rings on before it went in and did a slop-free version for my SG. I diverted from the instructions here and put extra sugar and cinnamon on the pineapple for caramelisation purposes.
I put two thighs in skin side up and two skin side down, as an experiment. My Old Harold takes the skin off anyway but I love a bit of crispy chicken skin.
I decided to swap cooking dishes at the halfway mark because what looked like bin juice had seeped out everywhere. Grim.
Why yes, that is a:
#authentic. It came with the house 15 years ago, do you want me to stop breathing?
Review from OH: I've eaten it but please never make it again.
Review from SG: I know you said my chicken is different but it was cooked in the same oven so can I just have the rice?
I ate her chicken. She has disappeared to her room with a donut.
These are the leftovers, which went back in the oven for an extra 20 mins and now they finally appear to be fully cooked.
I have made the executive decision not to use any of the tips for leftovers from the recipe and dispose of them in the food waste bin. Not sure how the bones would make a spicy stock if the flavour didn't even penetrate through to the meat. If nothing else, it might keep the foxes from trying to get into the bin.
I've also made a donation to just about match the cost of ingredients to an independent local charity which does a bit to help with access to food, and a lot for people struggling with their mental health.