So Caity has spent the day in Macau, and she sent me a text that she was running late. I decided to make her a yummy dinner. On Sunday (as well as spending the day in Stanley - more about that later) we bought an electric oven. Very cheap, and very functional. For Sunday dinner, we made roast veg and lamb. Today I decided to try out the rotisserie function of the oven. So it took me 3 supermarkets to find an affordable, non avion flu effected bird. I finally got home, with bird, mango and brocolli (and ice cream) turned on the oven, and started reading the instructions for the rotisserie. I dressed the chicken in garlic, onion, salt, pepper and oil and was finally ready to begin. I managed to get the chicken in the oven (on skewers) and turn it on. And I noticed the chicken legs were scrapping the bottom of the oven, so I took the chicken out, and found some cotton and tied up the legs, and managed to get the chicken back on the rotisserie. It started up again, and one of the wings kept falling, so it wasn't roasting smoothly - out came the chicken, and more cotton to tie it up. Unfortunately not enough cotton, or not tight enough knots, and the wing was free again. So getting fed up I managed to find a hair elastic, and now (after spilling my wine) my chicken is cooking happily. (I really need to get kitchen string). And more importantly Caity got home, after a fun day in Macau, and was very happy with my rotisserie experiment. Oh and she's presently preparing the veg, because it seems rotisserie chicken only takes about 30-40 mins!
BTW we had a great weekend, and discovered the other side of Hong Kong Island. Who knew it was a tropical island? Check out this:
More to discover this wkend! I've got friday off work to spend with Caity and whole wkend of fun before she leaves on monday. Lucky Me!! Oh and Basil is dying :(
(Oh and the chicken here didn't come tied up!)
10:30pm OK The chicken kicks ass!! I love my rotisserie! I love that i paid less than $50 (aus) for it! And I'm sure it bakes too! Bargain!! Yummy rotisserie chicken with potato/pumpkin mash and oyster bay wine, with monaco bars and chocolate fridge cake for dessert. A perfect meal. I stated to Caity that I generally prefer what I cook to what I buy out. And Caity reminded me, that I am a brilliant cook. She's right!
3 comments:
how delicious must your flat have smelt after that! Yum - am hungry now :0
Wow for the rotisserie,
chicken sounds yum, HK so nice and tropical!
wonder what the elastic band would have tasted like?!!
You'll have to send me your recipe for that chicken, it sounded so yummy. I have one of those microwaves ovens that grills and bakes, but am too scared to use it! Such a change from a fully equipped Smeg appliance kitchen. But you make do.... Felix book me a chef's knife from the co-op yester - only £3.99.
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