 Below is a link to our (Farmer's Blog) guest blog from one of our long time customers, D.S. of Vancouver, BC. In his blog, D.S. discussed the difference between pastured heritage birds and regular store bought chickens. He also shared a roasted heritage chicken recipe inspired by Lyn Hall.
http://www.gradeehfarms.ca/blog/cooking-heritage-chicken-by-guest-blogger-ds-from-vancouver-bc
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 Photo courtesy of our pastured chicken clients Mimi and Jimmy of Richmond, BC. They decided not to add potatoes but they still loved the dish without it. They sent this photo together with a note that says "Just want to tell you how flavorful your chicken tasted. We tried to cook the chicken with the ingredients Matthew mentioned, and they turn out super delicious." This Beer Chicken is my Mom's recipe. I grew up enjoying this chicken stew and just found out a few years ago that the secret ingredient is beer! This is a perfect recipe for a pastured heritage bird due to the low and slow cooking method but the pastured Cornish Cross will also be a good bird for this recipe. Bon appétit!
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken cut into different parts/pieces (How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken by Martha Stewart) 2 to 3 Whole Tomatoes- Chopped 1 Whole Onion- Chopped 4 Tbsp. Soy Sauce 1 Cup Water 1 Tbsp. Butter Half a Can of your Favourite Beer Potatoes Salt & Pepper to taste Mix the cut-up chicken with tomatoes, onions, water, half a can of your favourite beer, 4 tbsp soy sauce or more depending on your preference. Let it boil then simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Add butter and potatoes (and maybe some button mushrooms if you want) and cook some more until the potatoes are ready. Delicious with a hint of your favourite beer.  This photo is courtesy of our customer Jeff Cooper of Vancouver, BC. He sent us this picture with the note "The bird was a success! I ended up cooking it at 350 over veggies and with a little water, like your mother in law recommended." To cook in the oven using a Dutch oven, set the temperature at 350 deg F with a little bit of water to prevent the bird from drying out. Cook a 4 lb bird for around 2 hours or play it by ear with the cooking time, there is no definite math to it. If you plan to cook on stove top, we suggest you put more water than if you plan to cook it in the oven.
Dutch oven tip & recipe variation from our regular customer R.L. of Chilliwack, BC: Use a relatively low temperature, eg 300 deg F, and it would take somewhere in the neighbourhood of 2 hours. For best results, brown it first on top of the stove, and then toss in a bunch of shallots and whatever else you want. He added: “I should add, browning the chicken on the stove you’ll naturally need tongs to hold the bird. I actually hold it with my bare hands sometimes, but your other customers are probably smarter than that.” Another Dutch oven tip from Modern Farmer website: A Dutch oven is an excellent tool for roasting a heritage-breed chicken. The large, heavy, lidded pot is designed to retain moisture over long periods of oven cooking. Place the chicken, breast-side down to keep it moist, in the Dutch oven with quartered onions, garlic cloves, a cup of water and some butter. Roast it for 30 minutes per pound at 325 degrees F. Rub butter, salt and pepper on the bird. Insert half an onion and one stick of celery in the cavity. Put the chicken in a baking tray with no cover. Roasting the chicken must be low and slow. Set at 400 deg F and when the chicken is in, lower the temperature to 325 deg F then roast it for 2 to 4 hours depending on the size. To check, tilt a bit and when the liquid runs clear then it may be ready. When using a meat thermometer, try not to break the skin so the juices are retained until ready to carve and serve.
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Welcome to our Recipe Page!Thank you for your interest in pasture raised birds. It's so hard to find recipes for heritage pasture raised birds without having to look for pre-1950's cook books, so we've decided to create this recipe page to compile recipes tailored just for pastured chickens. Recipes come from family, friends and our customers. This is a good guide for new cooking ideas for homesteaders/farmers raising chickens or for foodies/cooks who are curious to try pasture raised poultry. Recipes for Pasture Raised Heritage Chicken"In cooking pastured birds, there's something you should know: throw all that you think you know about cooking chicken out the window. We're talking about cooking chickens that lived like chickens; rather than a shorter life in a barn, you're about to prepare a bird that has been running around on a field and has the legs of a sprinter. Dark meat is where a lot of the flavour is. That's where a good chicken recipe transforms into a great one!" -from our long time cusotmer D.S. of Vancouver, BC Here is a 2-page Recipe Flyer you can download and print:
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