Herby Honey Chicken

After such a big dinner last night, you would think that we wouldn't be all that hungry today. But, of course, all human beings need to eat and the people in this house particularly love to do so, hehe. Surprisingly, Hadi volunteered to cook today - without any urging even. How nice, because I would have had absolutely no idea on what to cook :P But Hadi managed quite well! So...here we go!

What you need:
Chicken thighs (to serve 6 people)
3 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
2 teaspoons chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mushrooms, quartered

What you do:

1. Mix all ingredients except the chicken and mushrooms in a bowl.
2. Pour the honey mixture onto the chicken and mushrooms and stir to coat.
3. Bake ina an oven preheated to 180 C for about 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

The mushrooms were just a random ingredient that we had in our fridge (from the roast capon stuffing) that we wanted to use up, so Hadi decided to just put them into the roast. Not such a bad idea, since everyone tucked them in enthusiastically. I am not a big fan of mushrooms, but everyone else loved them. Apparently they were very nicely cooked, and very tender, even though they were brown and crisp on the outside.

The chicken was also very tasty! Slightly herby, but not overpoweringly so. For once, Hadi didn't go overboard with the herbs, hehe. It was sweet, but the salt offset this enough to make a nice balance. :)

From the chicken juices in the pan, Hadi also attempted to make a gravy (as was demonstrated with his friends last night) BUT AGAIN put in too much flour, and the whole thing solidified yet again. But this time around, the gravy actually tasted very good. A concentrated version of the chicken flavour, hehe. It was good while it was warm, but it solidified into a jelly (yes, jelly, I am serious) once cool. Not pleasant at all to wash. :P

Everyone else really liked Hadi's chicken as well. As nice as the dinner was last night, I thought it was missing one thing - rice, hehe. I need my rice fix every dinner. I thought I was the only one, but when people commented that this dinner was very satisfying... well, maybe I am not the only one who needs rice every dinner after all, hehehe.

Quote of the day: We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks. . . . He may live without books,-what is knowledge but grieving? He may live without hope,-what is hope but deceiving? He may live without love,-what is passion but pining? But where is the man that can live without dining?