so how was the chicken?

So on Saturday night we made Jamie Oliver’s chicken in milk. (First mentioned here)

To be honest, it was a little frightening ~ I mean baking a chicken in milk, adding lemon zest. I wasn’t feeling real sure of myself despite all the rave reviews (See here) I mean even Jamie admitted it was a slightly odd combination.

Above is the chicken about to go into the oven ~ zest, garlic, sage, cinnamon stick and milk added after browning it in a little butter. I followed Shutterbean’s advice and left the lid on my pot for the first half an hour then left it uncovered for the remainder of the time. (It was looking quite pale when I took the lid off and I momentarily panicked but it looked more like Jamie’s picture when it came out ~ quickly devoured, forgot to take an after pic!)

The sauce is wonderful, the chicken so moist and so beautifully cooked. It was everything they said it would be. And so easy. I too will be making it again.