Engagement Chicken

[babycush]

The Good News:
M is getting promoted at the end of February! He''ll get to make his own hours, so no more opening or closing the store, plus he''s getting a HUGE raise

The Ehh (not bad) News:
Because he''s been working so hard, I still don''t have my sparkly. I think that he is waiting until he is in a place at work where he can really feel like "I am man, I am strong, I provide for my woman!" Plus, we''ve basically been acting engaged since he bought the rings in December, he''ll introduce me as his fiancee, etc.

My Project Today:
Make the infamous "Engagement Chicken." I really just use the kitchen for the microwave and coffee maker, so I''m a little nervous! Have any of you tried the recipe before? It seems pretty simple and totally delicious. Hopefully, it will put some good sparkly Juju into my life, and give M a break from being the cook!

(Here is the link in case you haven''t heard of it: http://www.glamour.com/magazine/2006/07/engagement-chicken)

 

[misskitty]

I''ve tried it, but never as intended (didn''t serve it to him, just made the recipe on my own to see if it lived up to the hype).

It''s a tasty recipe, but waaaaay off on the cook time (depending on your oven, it could be off by as much as an hour). If you don''t have a meat thermometer, I''d get one -- you don''t want to serve him undercooked chicken!

 

[LilyKat]

I tried it and it was great (and it worked!)

The way I made it:

- Keep the chicken out for 15mins to get to room temperature. Wash inside and out with warm water and pat dry with paper towels.
- Squeeze 2 lemons and mix with 50 grams melted butter, salt and pepper
- Rub lemon/butter mixture under chicken''s skin, and pour the rest all over it. Stuff with 2 lemons that have been pricked with a fork
- Roast for 1.5 hours for a medium chicken (turning once)
- Mix the juices that run out with chicken stock and a bit of flour, to make a gravy (the most delicious part!)

Good luck!

 

[kberrie22]

GOOD LUCK babycush!

I hope this works for you! LilyKat how soon after you made this did your guy propose? Maybe I will try to cook this magic chicken!! Either way he will have had a wonderful meal! Thanks for posting the link!

 

[babycush]

Just finished eating, M is cleaning up the delicious dinner.

Right now I have one happy man. As soon as he got a whiff of the chicken while it was in the oven, he got really handsy

I have never seen him eat a meal like that. He was eating with both hands- fork in the right hand, and he would pick up food in the left hand.

The only thing I changed from the original recipe was adding some olive oil to the lemon juice that I put on the chicken, and cooked it for 1 hr 35 minutes. I also made steamed asparagus with lemon and olive oil, and some Spanish rice (ok ok... Rice A Roni). It was totally delicious, and M said it is definitely going to be part of our rotation now (little does he know the secret!). I''ll just have to wait and see if the ''engagement'' part works!

 

[mariewest]

I''ve tried this. A long time ago... still waiting... (maybe I didn''t make it right). I agree about the extra cook time. It sounds like it went really well for you. Let us know if it works soon!

 

[Callisto]

Mmm I really want to try this sometime. I keep hearing about it. I''m glad your experience with it went well!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Even if engagement chicken doesn''t get you a ring, it''s a fantastic recipe that always impresses guests. It''s one of my favorite dinner party dishes!

 

[babycush]

I can''t believe it but... I think it''s working already!!

M just told me that he had the big "I''m going to propose" conversation with his parents!

 

[MissMina]

She shoots and.........................scores!

 

[rierie26]

Wah! I always make him a chicken almost exactly like this and he still hasn''t proposed!

Maybe I should follow the exact recipe and see if that works.

 

[Maisie]

I made this one last week. Just for me and the kids though!

Its from LaurenthePartier''s website and it tastes amazing! Engagement Chicken

 

[monarch64]

Ok, I have seen this engagement chicken recipe posted about a million times on PS. What the heck are you supposed to make if your SO is vegetarian and you are too? Engagement Tofurkey? Toficken? Just curious...this is a just for fun question.

 

[babycush]

Date: 2/5/2010 1:54:38 PM
Author: monarch64
Engagement Tofurkey? Toficken? Just curious...this is a just for fun question.

Good question!! It would probably be pretty easy to coat some tofu the same way and then cook it up. I''m not a tofu expert, but I bet it would be pretty yummy. Test run, Monarch64??