Chicken stuffed with cream cheese

[mark111757 Profile]

This caught my eye in the September issue of taste Woolworth's (south Africa).

https://taste.co.za/recipes/chicken-stu ... -the-skin/

Full fat cream cheese of course

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Some videos attract your interest instantly, Mark.
Especially if they are a little different. Cream cheese will be like full fat cream in cooking, I should think.

Giving you a ready made sauce.

[Joanbunting Profile]

Mary Berry does something similar using Boursin cheese. instant addition of herbs and garlic. Its rather good.

Stuffing chicken, and guinea fowl under the skin is a good way of keeping them moist.
In the truffle season I use finely sliced fresh truffles - but that's really classic French - called en demi deuil - semi mourning ! I always feel very silly pinching the chicken to loosen the skin.

[cherrytree Profile]

That’s very spooky, Joan. We’ve got friends coming for supper tomorrow night. I’ve just come home having bought the ingredients for MB’s chicken breasts with a Boursin filling and tarragon.

[Joanbunting Profile]

They will enjoy it Cherrytree !

[Pepper Pig Profile]

I agree. It’s a great recipe.

[MariaK Profile]

I think the first to spread cream cheese under the skin of a roast chicken was Michel Guérard in his Cuisine Minceur . I remember making it in Madrid in the late 1970s with a friend who'd just bought the book. Though it wasn't full fat.

Might try it with Mary Berry's Boursin next time I do a roast chicken.

[Renee Profile]

I like the idea of using the Boursin cheese.

I use softened butter, to which I add crushed garlic and tarragon.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

I think that's your signature dish, Renee. I always think of you anyway.

Cuisine Minceur
I've got that book, Marja. Let me see if I can find the recipe (if it didn't suffer my charity shop cull that is).

[jeral Profile]

I know you'll all be desperately wanting to know this (or look away now).

A forehead face lift is done the same way. A programme showed the surgeon loosening the skin by using a flat wooden tongue depressor, like a big lolly stick, to push under.

I wonder now if he learned the technique in his kitchen

[Suffs Profile]

You mean Cher’s head is stuffed full of cream cheese???!!!