The first time I used this blend, it was for a rotisserie chicken. I used a wet brine and soaked the chicken for an hour. I had already mixed the appropriate amount of S & G with olive oil to let it mature for that hour. I rubbed it under the skin and some on the outside,let it set for awhile, then cooked it on the gas grill rotisserie. It came out well. My 5 year old grandson, who is a picky eater, ate four helpings.
Being the kind of guy I am, (bit of a nerd, career in the computer business,etc) I found it difficult to make this the same way twice.
So it strikes me that I should try making this the way I make a number of other things, by WEIGHT. I found a website, (http://skipthepie.org/spices-and-herbs/) that has metric weights for an awful lot of (guess what) spices and herbs.
I went thru the entire list of the S&G blend and her's what I came up with for a single batch.
(g=gram)
2 g crushed parsley
4 g crushed sage (I used rubbed sage)
6 g crushed rosemary (I used cracked rosemary)
3 g crushed thyme
3 g crushed oregano
2 g crushed basil
2 g crushed bay leaf
7 g ground black pepper
13 g sugar
I will admit that I rounded up the fractional weights, For example, 1 tbs parsley = 1.6g rounded up to 2g. You can check out the website above for more details.
Using spices by weight means you can use any form (ground, whole, or cracked) of the spice/herb. The recipe is easily scalable.
You will need a metric capable scale to measure the ingredients.
Hope you like this.
OneNemesis
Being the kind of guy I am, (bit of a nerd, career in the computer business,etc) I found it difficult to make this the same way twice.
So it strikes me that I should try making this the way I make a number of other things, by WEIGHT. I found a website, (http://skipthepie.org/spices-and-herbs/) that has metric weights for an awful lot of (guess what) spices and herbs.
I went thru the entire list of the S&G blend and her's what I came up with for a single batch.
(g=gram)
2 g crushed parsley
4 g crushed sage (I used rubbed sage)
6 g crushed rosemary (I used cracked rosemary)
3 g crushed thyme
3 g crushed oregano
2 g crushed basil
2 g crushed bay leaf
7 g ground black pepper
13 g sugar
I will admit that I rounded up the fractional weights, For example, 1 tbs parsley = 1.6g rounded up to 2g. You can check out the website above for more details.
Using spices by weight means you can use any form (ground, whole, or cracked) of the spice/herb. The recipe is easily scalable.
You will need a metric capable scale to measure the ingredients.
Hope you like this.
OneNemesis
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