Stout Little Hen

Name: Stout Little Hen
Ingredients: Brining the Chicken; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup kosher salt; 8 whole cardamom pods, gently crushed; 3 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon peppercorns; 1 navel orange; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 cup water; 4 cups ice; 1 pint (16 fl oz) Guiness stout beer; 1 3-4 lb fat little roasting hen; Roasting the Chicken; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 carrots; 3 stalks celery; 1 onion; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 cup stout beer; 1 navel orange; salt and pepper

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Ingredients

Brining the Chicken
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup kosher salt
8 whole cardamom pods, gently crushed
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon peppercorns
1 navel orange
2 cinnamon sticks
1 cup water
4 cups ice
1 pint (16 fl oz) Guiness stout beer
1 3-4 lb fat little roasting hen
Roasting the Chicken
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 carrots
3 stalks celery
1 onion
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup stout beer
1 navel orange
salt and pepper

Directions

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["Bring everything but the ice and the chicken to a boil - I do this in a pot large enough to accommodate the chicken eventually as well. Boil for 5 minutes then remove from heat. Add ice, and make sure the mixture is completely cooled. Clean the chicken and put it in the brine. You may need to add additional cold water to make sure it is completely submerged. Set it in the refrigerator and allow it to soak for at least 3-4 hours (if you have time - do this in the morning before work then proceed when you get home)", "Heat the oven to 350. Clean and peel and trim the celery and carrots, peel and quarter the onion. Create a \"raft\"" in your roasting pan from the carrots and celery.""