Weber Kettle Club Forums

Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: austin87 on October 02, 2016, 10:04:42 PM

Title: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: austin87 on October 02, 2016, 10:04:42 PM
My girlfriend is a bit under the weather and wanted some vegetable soup. Not exactly my thing but I figure we can make it tasty. Got some veggies from the farmer's market to roast (in the oven)

(http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss131/austingaydos/image_zps4ydftphd.jpeg) (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/austingaydos/media/image_zps4ydftphd.jpeg.html)

Cippolini onions, shallots, zucchini, another similar squash, kale, cherry tomatoes, garlic, carrots, fennel.

Also did a very plain (salt and pepper only, no wood smoke - to make sure she could hold it down) chicken on the grill to add to the soup later.

(http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss131/austingaydos/image_zps4q57fhzk.jpeg) (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/austingaydos/media/image_zps4q57fhzk.jpeg.html)

(http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss131/austingaydos/image_zpsxyqpqv6c.jpeg) (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/austingaydos/media/image_zpsxyqpqv6c.jpeg.html)

(http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss131/austingaydos/image_zpsexcqg1oc.jpeg) (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/austingaydos/media/image_zpsexcqg1oc.jpeg.html)

Wood smoke does a TON for the color. It looks a little bland but had crispy skin and was really juicy.

Puréed the tomatoes, onion, roasted garlic, and shallots with an immersion blender, then added chicken broth, all the veggies, some Italian seasonings, and let it simmer for half an hour.

Turned out very much like a minestrone. The puréed stuff added a great texture to the liquid. Thing is, I forgot the fully assembled soup pic. I made enough for lunch tomorrow so I'll grab a pic of it before I chow down :)
Title: Re: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: Travis on October 03, 2016, 03:38:45 AM
Sounds like it turned out great. I was surprised at the finished chicken pic. I didn't realized a little chunk of wood would color the chicken that much. Without doing homework first, what's a minestrone?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Title: Re: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: austin87 on October 03, 2016, 09:21:05 AM
Quote from: Travis on October 03, 2016, 03:38:45 AM
Sounds like it turned out great. I was surprised at the finished chicken pic. I didn't realized a little chunk of wood would color the chicken that much. Without doing homework first, what's a minestrone?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Minestrone is basically an Italian vegetable soup
Title: Re: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: austin87 on October 03, 2016, 11:19:41 AM
(http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss131/austingaydos/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpszpolpqg7.jpeg) (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/austingaydos/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpszpolpqg7.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: kettlebb on October 03, 2016, 02:30:28 PM
Flavor! Looks good


Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app (https://siteowners.tapatalk.com/byo/displayAndDownloadByoApp?rid=91018)
Title: Re: Very simple spatchcocked chicken
Post by: Travis on October 03, 2016, 02:39:48 PM
Yeah, I could get down with that!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk