Paprika chicken, or the things we do for love

Name: Paprika chicken, or the things we do for love
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: One 3-4 pound whole pasture-raised (organic chicken, defrosted); 1/4-1/2 cup mayo; 1 tablespoon mustard; 2 teaspoons paprika; 6 cloves of garlic; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon spice mixture - we used a San Moreno salt blend; 2 lemons (cut in half); 2 sprigs of rosemary; 3 potatoes; 3 carrots; 1 onion

Instructions

This was my first ever introduction to prepping a whole chicken, and I have to say it was pretty easy. This is a simple marinated paprika chicken, but the mayonnaise sets it apart from other common recipes (and makes it thoroughly Soviet). Please allow time for the chicken to marinade for a few hours, or overnight. With the roasting chicken's aroma wafting through the house, the place definitely smelled like the kitchen of my childhood. We did a lot of reading on how to roast a whole chicken, but I found the Kitchn's guide particularly useful: https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-roast-a-chicken-home-ha-108002. And finally, one only preachy note: please, use a good, locally-raised, free-range organic chicken. I can't tell you if it'll taste better (though I have heard it does), but it will assuage my guilt over giving you a meat recipe.

Updated at: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:45:20 GMT