Grilled Bird with Baked Broccolini

I know I have been lazy. No, not lazy to cook. In fact I have been cooking all along, just that there was no motivation to blog it down simply because time is a huge factor. With 3 kids and now helper-less, after a cookout and wash up, all I wanna do is to retreat back into my room to stone. Hahahah. 

Anyway, am running out of ideas what to prepare for the family's dinner. The usual rice and 3-4 dishes if taken everyday, really makes us grey. So, I decided to change out the menu for tonight and did a grilled bird with greens. Nothing can go wrong with chicken meal right? Lol!

Ingredient:

- 1 small Spring Chicken (discard head, neck and the butt)

- 1 onion (chopped into 4 rings)

- 1 blob of butter 

- Extra-virgin olive oil 

- Salt

- Broccolini

- 1 whole Garlic (chopped roughly)

- Lemon (halved)

- bowl of ice water

Other accompaniments: - optionals 

- baby potatoes 

- corns

- carrots 

Marinade:

- Cajun powder

- Paprika powder

- Garlic Salt

- Black Pepper

- Salt

Steps:

1. Wash the bird thoroughly by scrubbing the body with salt and wash it under the tap. Pat dry with kitchen towel and set aside. 

2. Salt the bird, follow by black pepper, then rub some Cajun powder and Prapika and finally a dash of garlic salt. Set aside for 4 hours or longer. 

3. Boil a pot of water, adding a dash of salt and some olive oil. Add in the Broccolini when the water boils. Remove the vegs when water starts to boil again, which is about 5 mins. Add the veg into a bowl of ice water. Remove and pat dry. 

4. After 4 hours, preheat the oven. Set to 180 degrees and switch to 60mins. Olives-oiled the tray. 

5. Place the 4 rings of onions in a 2 X 2 format. Lay the bird on top of the onion rings. Add the blob of butter on top of the bird. And .... Let it Roast, let it roast.

6.  20 mins into roasting, add in the optional accompaniments (baby potatoes carrots, corns). 

7. At the last 10 mins, add in the Broccolini and the chopped garlic. 

8.  Plate nicely and serve. Just before tucking in, drizzle some lemon juice onto the Broccolini and the bird for that refreshing taste. 

Enjoy!

Happy mum