Chicken recipe, roast dinner #2

[melvinhartwinkle]

Wired, how long do you cook the potato's? Is there an internal temp to pull them at?

Thanks

[wiredgourmet]

Bake at 200 C (400 F) until they are tender, which takes about an hour, about 10 mins or so longer than the chicken. You test this with a paring knife. No problem piercing them since steam needs to escape anyway. I've never actually checked the temps, but you can definitely feel it when they are fully cooked. There is more info on my blog.

[Kragdude]

wow you know your stuff! awsome :)

[cruces2317]

Sounds like you left DC to somewhere with Metrics!

[wiredgourmet]

Yes, I moved to Dublin, Ireland. Wish me luck :))

[xavi1492]

Excellent the mash of potato. Very craftsman and native.

I observe that much uses the butter as fat, must admit that it is mas rich but the olive oil is mas healthily.

I cook a leg of lamb with butter, seemed to this chicken.

[wiredgourmet]

Whole butter gives the chicken a nice brown colour. When you pan fry or roast food that doesn't cook for a long time, whole butter improves the appearance, because it turns brown. Oil is fine for foods that you cook longer, so I would use olive oil for a big leg of lamb :)

Also, the flavour of olive oil matches well with lamb. But it wouldn't taste very good with milk and cream in the mashed potato :)