Ok, so this is a little bit of liberty taking, on my part.
When Feyre first arrives at Tamlin’s manor, she sits down to a meal that is so opulent and plentiful that it boggles her mind. In that description, there’s chicken, bread, fish, peas, asparagus, lamb, and a chocolate torte. When Feyre takes a bite, she struggles to keep her composure, the meal so far and above the quality of what she’s accustomed to surviving on that the previous food is like ashes on her tongue.
Recipe for Spring Court Gilded Chicken
Makes: 1 roast chicken, approximately 4 servings – Prep: 1.5 hours
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, approximately 6 pounds
- 1 1/2 Tbs. butter, melted
- 1 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- generous pinch of ground white pepper
- 2-3 small oranges, halved
- 2″ knob fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thin
- generous pinch of coarse salt
- garnish of oranges and berries
Begin by heating your oven to 450F. Rinse and pat dry your chicken, then place it on a baking sheet; I like to place mine on a cookie sheet over a rimmed baking sheet to maximize the amount of crispy skin, but that’s not necessary.
Brush the chicken all over with the melted butter. In a separate bowl, combine the turmeric, garlic powder, and white pepper. Sprinkle this liberally all over the bird. Stuff the inside of the chicken with the halved oranges and sliced ginger.
Cook at 450F for a little over an hour, or until the juices run clear.
As an added bonus, if you boil down the remainder of the chicken once you’ve picked all the meat off, it makes a wonderfully spiced broth that is a good counterbalance to our real-world winter.