spoony33

For my practical, I was given half a chicken, spinach leaves, & basmatti rice. My instructor said "Make a meal" & we could used whatever cooking method we thought was best, plus we could use any other ingredient around the kitchen, but there had to be some of each of my 3 ingredients. So I simmered the rice in garlic flavored water, I stuffed a mix of dill, chopped chives, & garlic powder under the chicken skin, then I made a mirepoix & put the chicken on top & roasted that in the oven. I made a sauce from the pan drippings, half of a lemon juiced, & some of the mirepoix after the chicken was done, & reduced it. With the spinach, I took some leaves & cut them chiffonade, with the rest I put them in a bowl, I sliced & grilled some apples seasoned with cinnamon, & I took goat cheese & rolled it into little balls. Once the apples were cooled, I added them to the spinach & goat cheese & squeezed the other half of the lemon over top & mixed it together.