What does a Michelin star chef cook at home? Apparently, it’s stuffed chicken. You might call it a ballotine or a rouad. Today, it’s fancy chicken and chips. So, I got a whole chicken and decided it was time for a challenge. The first step is the real hard part. Let’s make sure we’re doing it right. Okay, that doesn’t seem so bad. I’m going to walk you through all the steps here, unless of course I struggled. And here’s our debone chicken. And that wasn’t difficult at all. God, dude. The important thing is just to make sure the skin is intact. We’ll just fold it gently and put it away while we work on our stuffing. We first need some cubed bread to serve as the base and to absorb those juices. Next is diced shrimp, but you can really use whatever you’d like. We’ll also add some of the chicken itself, some parsley for freshness, an egg to service the binder, salt, a little pepper, and one of my favorite spice blends, which I’m adding cuz it tastes good. Season the chicken, then add the salt. Fold each side over the other. Now, we just need to tie it all up and give it that six-pack. You look like one of those turkeys when they tie it up and it gets all like lined out. What? Season the outside with a bit of salt and brush it with clarified butter to help the skin crisp up. Roast at 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit for about 40 to 45 minutes, or at least until the inside of the chicken reaches 165. Now, we need to let it rest for at least 15 minutes. There are levels to this. A Michelin starred chef’s simple home-cooked meal is perhaps one of the most elaborate things I’ve ever made. It’s extremely savory, satisfying, and fun to eat on its own. But I think it’s great with a side of fries.

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  1. To be fair, if youre boning chickens professionally it becomes a very quick process. Jacques Pepin could do it in 45 seconds, 2 minutes if he explained while doing it.
    After that its very few dishes and "stick it in the oven come back in 45" so its suuuuper low effort to make and clean up after + Now you have that carcass for stock making. A very chef move.

  2. um I'm fairly sure the answer to that question is instant ramen 💀 no chef is coming home and thinking yk what I'd like now? I'd like to cook sum fancy

  3. Hey man, I think you live in Austin due to your grocery store choice. Would you like to come over for some homemade ramen and pork? Or maybe some barbecue lol