Thomas Keller’s Roast Chicken

First of all, we were sent a beautiful gift by our young relatives from NYC: Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home.

On their recommendation, especially after I had been raving about Keller’s  Simple Roast Chicken , I decided to try the “Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables.” I couldn’t find rutabaga and couldn’t manage to put all 4 T of butter on the chicken, but I used 2 T, which is still a lot for me. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. The book has a wonderful, easy tone, and I especially love his detailed directions on cutting up a chicken and trussing. I’m tired of looking up youtube videos for trussing! (Of course, there is still a trussing controversy in our household, and some were disappointed that the wings were not crispier.) Otherwise, it came out great and looked beautiful:

 

 

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