The Daring Cooks challenge this month was to de-bone a bird of some kind and make a Galantine or Ballotine which is de-boned poultry that has been stuffed with whatever you can think of.
The first order of business was to learn how to de-bone a bird. This de-boning process was easier than I thought but still quite the task. I had a great video as a reference and thanks to Jacques Pepin, I went on a de-boning frenzy. I was on a roll and proceeded to make 1 chicken and 3 Cornish hens a little on the floppy side. My Cornish hen escapade had the privilege of being turned into a video (sped up x8) because that is the ONLY way that I could bone a chicken in 2 minutes or less. Jacques is the man! Wanna see the video? OK.
The hens got de-boned and then I got to stuff them. For my son, we stuffed it with provolone and ham,
my husband and I get hens with bacon and asparagus.
I browned all the hens in a pan and then added potatoes, onions and chicken broth then let them braise till they were tender and juicy.
Thanks to Lisa from Parsley, Sage and Sweet for a really great challenge. I feel like I have learned to do something really useful. Be sure to check out what all of the other daring cooks have done at the Daring Kitchen.
For the April Daring Cooks Challenge, Lisa from Parsley, Sage and Sweet has challenged us to debone a whole chicken, using this video by Jacques Pepin as our guide; then stuff it, tie it and roast it, to create a Chicken Ballotine.
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8 comments:
LOL.... Love your 2 minute technique for deboning :D
Now, seriously, your hens are perfect and I love your stuffing ideas. A great job on the challenge!
1. I LOVE the name of your blog - SO much. 2. Awesome Gary Larson cartoon! May I pilfer it to add to my challenge post? With a link to you, of course, 3. Your video is just phenomenal! You deboned it so cleanly - the interior is smooth and lovely, like Jacques'! 4. You are a rock star, cheese and ham, bacon and asparagus game hens? YES! Thanks so much for taking part in my challenge!
Amazing - love the video :-) Great job though - it took me about an hour! And your finished results look delicious.
G'day! I LOVED your 2 minute video and the name of your blog too!
Thanks for the chuckle re Gary's cartoon before my first cuppa (coffee too!)
At least we all can laugh about the experience together!
Can there be any more food fun that's better!
PS GREAT stuffing too! Your end result came out great! WHOO HOO!
Cheers! Joanne
Just LUVUVUVUV that video it really shows the whole process so well, and I like how you did different fillings as well. And I agree ballotine is a great technique to have under your sleeve. The final birds look so delicious well done. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
I really loved your video! and I too had great fun this month. Love the different fillings you did. I can't wait to make this again and try different fillings
Your chicken looks delicious!!!
I loved the image at the beginning loool
Love it! The stuffing choices look great and NOW I know, thanks to you, how to debone a chicken in two minutes! Brilliant! :D
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