[Sca-cooks] Chickens in Hochee-

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One thing they taught me as a cook, was the larger the Garlic pieces the milder the flavor the less brown the milder the flavor. Of course then there is hard and softneck Garlic and about 500 species each with different flavors I am order 10 different heirloom types for my fall garden.  The some Garlics are not but other alliums....so what types should I use, in period dishes?

Kirk

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Laura C Minnick 
  To: Cooks within the SCA 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Chickens in Hochee-


  At 12:46 PM 5/31/2005, you wrote:
  >How large were the garlic gloves? Size of the bird?

  Uhh... the bird was a good size for a chicken. I want to say four pounds 
  but I'm not sure. The garlic cloves were pretty standard size, and yes, I 
  halved them. But even the halves, and the ones that were already skinny, 
  weren't cooked through.

  >The recipe says
  >Add garlic cloves whole, if very large halve.
  >This indicates it's done in about 45 minutes.

  Yup. Actually, I left it in about ten minutes longer, as I was waiting for 
  the Losyns to be done (I browned them in the oven).

  >Alton Brown's recipe for 40 Cloves and a Chicken
  >takes an hour and half in an oven. He's using
  >1 whole chicken (broiler/fryer) cut into 8 pieces.
  >http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_16200,00.html
  >
  >James Beard's recipe calls for an hour and half too.
  >http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/jbh/chick_40_cloves.html

  Hmm.
  If I'd left the chicken in the broth that long, it would fall apart (as it 
  was, I had a hard time getting it out of the pot), which would rather 
  defeat the purpose of stuffing it, I'd think. So I'm back to wondering how 
  the garlic and the chicken are done through at the same time.

  'Lainie
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