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Who invented such a word? Spatchcock? it sounds more like …. well never mind – I’m here to say that I DID this last Sunday. I know it’s 6 days later, but I feel I may become a weekend blogger, as full time work and school take their toll – yes, I did homework until midnight one night this week – and 10pm another! back to the word in question …. SPATCHCOCK! No one seems to know exactly where it came from, though it is traced back to the 18th century – and the best guess seems to be a shortened version of “dispatch the cock”, (oh, don’t EVEN go there!) it MIGHT be Irish and involves grilling (but I roasted, did I really Spatchcock then??)
Meanwhile, back in the kitchen I must say that it is one of the most moist, but more importantly, consistent birds I’ve ever roasted. and the veggies laying in that “fond” in the bottom of the pan, super YUM! I’m not sure I’ll ever roast any bird “upright” again – Thanksgiving 2021, you are going to have a whole new look!
PS: this also led to stock from SPATCHCOCKED BONES on Sunday, healing soup on Monday and Chicken Korma (just ok, a first try) on Tuesday.
More on my week in culinary school tomorrow! (weekend blogger strikes again)
YUM!
before – in all of her butterflied glory! and then “resting” after
those yummy veggies
You made me laugh out loud!!! obviously I like saying it too…. and writing about it! spatchcock, spatchcock, spatchcock!
You made me laugh out loud!!! obviously I like saying it too…. and writing about it! spatchcock, spatchcock, spatchcock!
Looks great!
Glad to hear you decided on Culinary School. I can only imagine all the new scrumptious foods you are going to be making all the while making me jealous! Enjoy!
Hey Ellen – thanks! and yes, I started last semester (was actually signed up last spring and it was cancelled due to COVID, as was the summer semester) and I’m taking 12 credit hours this sem – hence the studying ’til midnight – crazy! but I LOVE it! tho folks don’t quite understand that I have no desire to work as a line cook when I graduate 🙂 (met my co-op advisor this past week). I just love learning and love food and I want to be a better cook! and I’m having a blast – 2 LABS (read: in the school kitchen cooking for 5-6 hours) this time – cooking and baking. YUM!
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