Guy Fieri's Chicken W/salsa Verde I Made It

Guy Fieri's Chicken W/Salsa Verde

mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago
By: Chuckieb

Okay I really did not purposely plan on making 3 of Janet's recipes in a row, it just happened somehow lol! This was definitely the most fun off all of them! I watched a quick Youtube video on how to remove the backbone of the chicken and realized it was super easy. Took me 5 minutes! I used fresh rosemary and since my chicken was a little over 3 lbs. I doubled up on the rub. It is funny how such a little amount of roasted red pepper can completely change the green to red, especially with all the herbs! I didn't have anchovy paste, but I had anchovies! I used half of one. Oh and I used a charcoal grill so I went ahead and stuck a meat thermometer in it since I had no clue of how long it would take. Took about 40 minutes to get to 365 degrees. We loved this new way of cooking a whole chicken!

Guy Fieris Chicken W Salsa Verde/saved
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frankieanne 9 years ago said:

That is really gorgeous! It came out beautifully, Michelle. I did a chicken under a brick thing of Pat's
Chicken Under A Brick Pollo Al Mattone
and I watched a YouTube video, too, on removing that backbone! It really is easy after you do it. And a nice sharp pair of kitchen shears is really a help. :)

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NPMarie 9 years ago said:

Wow, that looks great Michelle! I love the sound of the salsa verde..bet it was delish:)
Well, looks like Janet will be busy adding more recipes to IMI!

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pointsevenout 9 years ago said:

I'm sure you meant 165 degrees. : )

These are awful small chickens. In my stores they are 4 to 6 pounds.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

I saved that recipe of Pat's Frankie, thanks!! I am going to go on a search tonight for even more recipes that call for removing the backbone. My favorite thing about it is that it makes cutting up the chicken so much easier. Lol, this time my husband got the chicken cut up without cuss words flying out of his mouth :P

Yup Marie, good thing she's been remembering lately or she's have the IMI police's signature all over her page :-D

Lol PSO yes I definitely meant 165! I guess I was thinking of how many day's were in a year?!

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pointsevenout 9 years ago said:

Could be nice for Cornish Game Hens.

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

I'm so pleased you had fun making this recipe Michelle! I TOLD YOU IT WAS EASY! I'm going to have to go check out a chicken backbone removal video....never thought of doing that. Great idea! My Mom worked for a time in a butcher department at the grocery store and she did pass on lots of good tips to me that I've found invaluable over the years!
That's a BIG chicken you cooked! :) And your picture is fabulous. You have me so wanting to make this again asap!
Nice pics of your chicken on Pat's recipe page Frankieanne! Looks delectable!
4-6 lb. chickens Points! Holy Kamoly! I just bought a turkey for Thanksgiving this coming weekend (mind you I did buy a small one as it's just the two of us) and the Turkey is 8 lbs.
LOL @ the IMI Police reminder Marie. Yes Maam! :)

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notyourmomma 9 years ago said:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2252640/spatchcock-piripiri-chicken

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spiced-yogurt-spatchcock-chicken

I used the brick wrapped in foil method on the stove top to get the skin really crisp. The brick fell out of the cast iron, hit the tile floor and chipped the tile. It took Fred three months to fix the broken tile. I think grilling will be my method for cooking a spatchcock bird from now on.

Awesome photo Michelle. Great looking bird.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

Lol Janet, 3 lb. chickens around here are actually pretty small! I get mine from the meat market. The one's at the grocery store are more like Points said 4-6 lbs.

OOOhhh so there's a name for it Tina! Spatchcock! Nice to know :) I saved both of those recipes, they look awesome! Oh no on the brick chopping the tile, knowing me something horrible like that would happen indoors too! I like how Frankie did he second round with the recipe above, in the oven... I may try that way too :)

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Excellent spatchcock chicken recipes Tina! I pinned both of them. Love the vinegar and Tabasco idea and of course I'm always up for some Indian flavours! :) Uh oh on the chipped tiles. Sounds like something I'd do!
That kind of explains now why Lori used to be hesitant to buy whole chickens. She said she'd never actually cooked a whole one, only chicken pieces, which always freaked me out. But a 4-6 lb. chicken would set a person back a pretty penny, at least with our chicken prices! I went down to the freezer to get an exact weigh in of one of my whole chickens but I'm out. :(

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pointsevenout 9 years ago said:

Not so long ago our "whole fryers" were $0.69 to $0.99 per pound. But now they are $1.49 yo $1.99 per pound. Fluctuation in prices coincide with the already cut up pieces sans the breasts. I can't catch a break.

Save all them chicken backs to go into making some stock.

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Okay....so I did find chickens in the freezer after all (not enough coffee, looking on the wrong side). Mine range from 2.6 lbs. to 2.9 lbs (I'm doing the calculation here as ours are weighed in kilograms). so I guess ours are just a wee bit smaller on the whole and like I say, I do tend to buy smaller ones as it's just the two of us to feed. The price of the ones I have at the moment (which I got on sale) work out to $2.06/lb. It'd be considered a fryer as well.
Totally agree with Points....chicken backs = stock.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

I payed $11.50 for 2 fryers. They were about the same size 3lbs. so if I did my math right about $1.90 a pound.
I will in the future keep those backs! I actually have a couple bags of chicken parts and carcasses that needs to be turned into stock. I may do that tomorrow!

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frankieanne 9 years ago said:

It seems like most of the chickens I see are around four pounds or so. What irks me is, where I shop, they bag up two chickens and it is cheaper per pound to buy the two. I don't have room for two in my freezer! So, I usually buy pieces when they are on sale.

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