Can’t believe we got 2 but they were petite poulets and we finished!

Excellent with chili dip

The mustard was punchy and unique, possibly due to the addition of what tasted like fennel leaf.

BRIEF: “Our signature El Jannah 1/2 Chicken Plate. One half of our legendary charcoal chook-of-choice, served with our medium famous garlic sauce, mixed pickles and fresh, warm Lebanese bread.” SOOT’S TAKE: An appetizing & satisfying meal but it really only works with the toum.

Second attempt 363 days after my first. As before, the overnight soak in the kicap manis-based spicy marinade magically transformed the bird.

The best roast chicken I’ve been able to produce so far. Buttermilk appears to be the secret sauce to a tender, juicy, appropriately-salted roast chicken. Went great with chimichurri.

Oven-roasted chicken topped with garlic sauce. Tender and tasty. Everything here is fried to order.

I liked that this wasn’t dry like it can be a lot of the time.

There was neither rubbing an entire bird with spice paste, nor wrapping the body in a shroud of leaves prior to burying in the earth covered with hot coals and burning coconut husks. But a Balinese spice paste I did attempt to douse some chicky gams with. Tragically, in my scatterbrained state, I neglected to include shallots in this all important spice paste 🤦🏻‍♀️ though the accompanying raw and citrusy relish that is Sambal Matah helped make up for it. Somewhat. I look forward to trying Ayam Betutu prepared the traditional way someday.

Lunch + another meal sometime tomorrow.

BRIEF: “Wood-fired grilled chicken with Ginseng, Jujube, Garlic and scorched rice.” SOOT’S TAKE: Chicken was a bit dry (as was to be expected with this method of cooking) but still, a unique preparation.

A culinary nod to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Secret Kung Fu Chicken

My pantry find this weekend was an unopened tub of gochujang that’d been stagnating in the fridge for god knows how long. Hence, this super-tender, slow-roast chicken + close to being confited baby potatoes bathed in sauce of schmaltz and funky, spicy gochujang.

A Bengali-inspired roast dinner thanks to Netflix.

Signature Roast Spring Chicken

Roasted marinated chicken leg on fresh chicory and baby spinach lettuces and soft polenta served with green olive preserved lemon salsa

I don’t know why I want to cry when I look at this chicken, but I know it’s not because it’s dry. 😔

Thought it was a bit dry, but I’ve never much cared for Chinese-style roast chicken. 😳