Thread: Got any tips for making chicken taste good?

Hey Hunter,

Firstly, a good start if you are grilling or roasting chicken is to brine it first.
Place it in a container full of ice cold water with about a quarter cup of sugar and a quarter cup of salt. Will produce a far FAR juicier bird, works fantastic for grilling.
Of course that's the absolute most basic brine possible, get creative! Play with ingredients and see what works

My personal favourite way to cook a chicken breast is to heat up a pan until it's screamingly hot and add a glug of olive oil a brined chicken breast (seasoned on both sides with salt and pepper), some whole garlic cloves (skin and all), some sprigs of thyme and rosemary and a handful of cherry tomatoes, cook it until the tomatoes are nice and juicy and got some colour on them then throw in a few splashes of white wine and put a lid on until the chicken is cooked.

It's just...awesome on some salad with some feta cheese.

Another great way is to brown the breasts on both sides and put some canned tomatoes in the bottom of a baking pan, place the breasts on top and put some basil leaves on top of them followed by a few slices of mozzarella and the remaining tomato sauce bake it at 180 for half an hour, just an awesome accompaniment to some homemade pasta and a good glass of wine


Nothing beats a good roast however, if you put your finger under the skin of the breasts and loosen it you can season the bird from under the skin while it cooks! i usually soften up some butter and add crushed garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, a shitload of black pepper, salt, the juice and zest of a lemon and maybe a little bit of paprika for colour.

Push the seasoned butter under the skin and get it as even as possible, under the breast, the legs, everywhere. Chicken skin is water tight so it's good to do this and really makes a good roast.
Stuff some herbs and a couple of halved lemons up its bum and place it on a bed of sliced onions with a healthy sprinkling of salt, pepper and lots of olive oil on the birds skin.

Stick it in a preheated oven at 220 and turn it down to 180 as soon as it's in, cook it for about an hour or until cooked through and crispy on the outside Just beautiful!