Well I had a pretty good experience with this. The original recipe calls for duck, but all I had was chicken, so I figured it would be okay to substitute. The whole process took me two hours to do, I'm sure it probably only takes an hour or so normally. I have to confess, I didn't know how to carve the chicken, so I had to have Merlin do one side of the chicken for plating, then I did the other half. The final picture is the one I cut. The worst part of it for me was making the sauce. I had no idea what I was doing and I guess I didn't cook the wine out completely...because I'm feeling a little warmer and fuzzier than I should after eating chicken. The whole family loved it. I saved the drippings off the chicken and mixed it in with the dog food for the dogs. Baby loved it and so did Merlin. I didn't really like the sauce because I thought it was too sweet with the honey in it, but over all it was a decent meal, I think.
Process:
Recipe:
1 Chicken, whole
8 Garlic cloves, peeled
Salt and Pepper
3/4 Cup Orange or Tangerine juice, fresh. Save the peels
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Cups Red onions, 1/2 inch dice
1 Cup Parsnips, peeled, diced
1 Cup Turnips, peeled, diced
2 Cups Carrots, diced
1 1/2 Cups Dry Red Wine
1/4 Cup Honey
My outcome:
