I stumbled upon this recipe a while back on Food Republic. Then just a few days ago, I was rearranging a pile of books on our coffee table and realized that I had the cookbook that this recipe is from all along. I had completely forgotten that my mother had given it to me for Christmas.
Instead of doing the two whole chickens as per the recipe, I only did six thighs and frilled them for about 7 minutes a side.
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I went with a bottle of Special Herbs – an ale brewed with lemongrass, sweet and bitter orange peels, hyssop and Sichuan peppercorns then aged in Ransom Old Tom Gin Barrels, Fantasia casks and a brandy cask – from Upright.