Roast Chicken With Yorkshire Pudding

[albaqwerty]

any thoughts.

Tomorrow's dinner was supposed to be roast beef with yorkshires etc, etc.
(we and will be) but was really tempted to buy a chook and roast it, would that have been a waste of the yorkies?

(I usually make me own yorkies but couldn't be bothered)

[Ric.ror]

If your making your own crumble a bit of Wensleydale and pop in for a couple more minutes

[CatGirl4]

marval just reminded me,i used to have mine with jam-many moons ago.

[craft1948]

Yorkshire pudding, filled with baked beans and some Branston pickle......

[tamborine]

Make ur own saving 6p each. Its the same batter for pancakes = savoury yorks for main dish, finishing with pancakes for dessert.

[zakajhan]

+ Yorkjshire we have them on their own before main courseYoucan have them with any meat.Love aunt Bessies but frozen not ready made

[Graham-W]

First course: Yorkies with onion gravy.
Second course: Roast meat with yorkies, roast spuds, mash and veg. More onion gravy.
Desert: Yorkies with Golden Syrup ( and maybe ice cream)

You can always tell a Yorkshireman .......................................................... But you can't tell him much.

[EDDIE51]

How can anyone buy in Yorkshire puds?
It is SO easy and quick to make your own. Just plain flour, milk,eggs mixed together. One thing I learnt in the pro kitchens I work in is 'Use plenty of eggs' I use 4 eggs in a 500ml jug rest is equal volume of flour and milk plus 1/2 a teaspoon of salt.blend till it is fully mixed and the batter is aerated. The batter should be as runny as single cream, too thin add milk or egg too thick add flour. ( I never measure anything I just know when it looks and feels right) That makes 12 puds in my muffin tin. A shallow bun tray will make 24.
Leave the batter in the fridge while you heat the oven to 220 degC. Put a small amount of oil in the bottom of each place in the Yorkshire pudding tray and put that in the oven to heat up. When the tray is smoking hot pour the batter in and place the tray back in the oven. They take around 20 mins to cook, just do not open the door too soon and do not take them out until they are cooked, golden brown and firm to the touch. They should have increased in height by 3 times. I always make at least 12 at a time as my lot will eat 3 or 4 each. You can freeze any you don't need immediately , just 2 to 3 mins from frozen in a 200 deg oven.

[pixie373]

Yes, it's the law to have Yorkshires with EVERY roast :D

[Tilly2]

Eddie,it's this part I don't like

'When the tray is smoking hot pour the batter in and place the tray back in the oven.'
I can't stand a smokey kitchen. You can't get rid of the smell.

[EDDIE51]

Smoking hot is my term for very hot, not actually smoking. As long as your oven and trays are clean and you use fresh cooking oil (preferably ground nut oil) it will not smoke. If your oven smokes at normal cooking temperature, 200 to 220 deg, it is not clean. I work in a pro kitchen where we cook 1,000 meals a day, 5 choices, all from scratch. We have 5 commercial size ovens each can cook food for 500 portions at a time but no smoke at all. We clean the ovens every day after service.

[Slapshot]

As long as your gravy is up to scratch Mistress Green Goddess ...... and none of that feeble southern watery stuff... ;0)

[albaqwerty]

watery gravy?! ugh no, isn't that more like consomme
(darned keyboard won't do the acute above the e)

A decent ravy but not thick enough to get sliced :-D x

[sherrardk]

I rarely do a roast dinner but it always has home made yorkies, even with the Christmas Turkey (I would be lynched if they weren't provided).

[Slapshot]

Ahh now.....who said desert????

There was a pub in Ripon used to do a Yorkie Pud erm well Pud, that was all you even needed.... Stewed apples and sultanas, toffee sauce, ice cream and a huge trollop of double cream..... heaven ;)

[albaqwerty]

I've put on a load of ounces (well, pounds really) just reading all your lovely foody things xx

[humbersloop]

slappy's //huge trollop// aside, I could just go a roast chook leg now..