Cast Iron Chicken / Pan Sauce / Roast Artichokes (pics)

NDG

I wanted to make a pan sauce, so I went with the Cast Iron Spachcok Method that @nolaegghead posted awhile back.  Trying to focus on sauces to bring my food game to the next level.  http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1166822/roast-chicken-cast-iron-seared  

Legs finished first, so flipped breast over skin side down to get nice crisp as they came to temp (pulled breast at about 155).  The pan sauce (shallot/garlic/wine/butter/fresh-herbs/stock) was EXCELLENT over the chicken & rice.   

Artichokes were better than my final pic shows.  Pic was taken on my wifes crappy phone.  Chokes cleaned, soaked in lemon water, tossed in EVOO, S&P and then roased in oven (cooks illustrated method) then dipped in a horseradish/garlic/lemon mayo.  Nice sunday cook with lefotovers for the week. 

saluki2007

Great looking meal.  I have never done the chokes myself, but my brother does them on his egg and they are fantastic.  

tarheelmatt

Nice stuff there man!  I have wanted to do artichokes too, but man it's a lot of work for them.  

blasting

great looking meal

NDG

saluki2007 and @tarheelmatt . . and your right, clean/preparing these things was a biaaaatch!   Wife loved them . . so that means more in our future   

This was my first time playing around with full artichokes at home, but order them out often as an app at one of our favorite local restaurants. 

cazzy

Hella fine looking meal!  

NDG

Thanks.  I was in our Backyard the whole day & the SIZZLE from dry bird on hot cast iron continued for the entire cook.  Made me happy.