The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

SERVES 3 OR 4 2 teaspoons ground allspice 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ...

6 bay leaves Combine the allspice, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, garlic, scallion, ginger, chile, vinegar, soy sauce, ...

SPICY LEMONGRASS- AND-TURMERIC- RUBBED ROAST CHICKEN Lemongrass and turmeric give this roast chicken a deep col ...

1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil 1 whole chicken, 3½ to 4 pounds, butterflie ...

2 small fresh red Thai chiles, finely minced, or 1 red jalapeño or Serrano chile (see Note above) ½ c ...

PERUVIAN-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN This recipe re-creates the classic Peruvian-style roast chickens you find in ...

Peruvian-Style Spicy Jalapeño Sauce (recipe follows; optional) Combine the cumin, paprika, garlic, vine ...

2 tablespoons ají Amarillo paste (see Note above) 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (1 lime) 1 teaspoons ...

BARBECUE-GLAZED ROAST CHICKEN When I can’t be out on my deck grilling but still crave the tangy, sweet, ...

1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil 1 whole chicken, 3½ to 4 pounds, butterflied according to the direction ...

TERIYAKI-GLAZED ROAST CHICKEN Some of my Japanese relatives may roll their eyes at me for this one—teriy ...

½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil 1 whole chicken, 3½ to 4 pounds, butterflied ...

KNIFE SKILLS: How to Carve a Chicken Cooking a chicken is all well and good, and I suppose we could give w ...

STEP 1: SEPARATE THE LEG Hold the chicken by one of the drumsticks using tongs, a towel, or your finger and ...

as much meat as possible. STEP 6: KEEP PULLING Continue to pull the breast outward as you separate the mea ...

As with a whole chicken, the job is easier if you remove the wishbone before roasting the bird; see here. ...

possible. STEP 5: KEEP PULLING Continue to pull the breast outward as you separate the meat from the carcass ...

ROASTING TURKEY Turkey gets a bum rap, and I blame it all on Thanksgiving. Roast Turkey is one of the ...

be on the roster year-round. (Turkey Association of America, you can mail that check to my home ...

recipes for turkey. Some people want that perfect golden brown centerpiece in the middle of ...