P assover P alate
Passover Menu Tradition and Twists
seder. Cooks can fill in with
their “must-haves,” but this
A ROAST CHICKEN is a cleaves pretty well to tradition
quintessential holiday meal. while giving each dish a bit of
But just because it is traditional a refresh.

and typical does not mean that
it isn’t wonderful, or that it RAPTUROUS ROAST
CHICKEN can’t be really special.

Even a meh roast chicken Serves 4
is pretty good, but when it is
brined properly, seasoned well Many brining instructions
and roasted with care and preci- require heating the water
sion, well, it can be pretty darn to dissolve the spices, then
transcendent. Ditto roasted cooling the brine before adding
veggies. the chicken. Pshaw, I say. I have
Sure, we’ve been doing always just chucked it all in
them for years, but have you cold and it’s worked just fine.

done them with a lemon-
caper dressing? And mashed
Brining: potatoes are rather common,
1 roaster, 5-7 pounds
but how about gussying them
3 tablespoons salt
up with mashed garlic and pan
3 tablespoons sugar
drippings from the chicken?
1 tablespoon each finely
Now we’re talking!
ground pepper, garlic
The following menu forms
powder, dried thyme and
the basis for a small-group
dried rosemary
KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST
1 gallon water
(approximately) ⅓ cup white vinegar
Roasting: 3 tablespoons minced garlic
½ cup water or broth
Brine the chicken: Fill a
large pot halfway with water,
and add all remaining ingre-
dients except the chicken; stir
to dissolve. Rinse the chicken,
remove the giblets and place it
in the pot. Fill the pot the rest
of the way with water to cover
the chicken. Cover the pot and
place it in the refrigerator for
12-24 hours.

Roast the chicken: When the
brining is complete, heat your
oven to 350 degrees F. Remove
the chicken from the brine,
rinse well, pat dry and place it
See Twists, Page 8
Rapturous roast chicken 
Photo by Keri White
Name: House of Kosher Supermarket
Width: 9.25 in
Depth: 5.5 in
Color: Black plus one
Comment: Passover Palate
Extended holiday
hours! THE HOUSE IS
COOKING PESACH.

(Now you can exhale.)
Pesach Catering Menu now online.

Your one-stop-shop this Pesach.

Philadel ss
ia ph
acr o
Email catering@houseofkosher.com to place your order
Menu online @ houseofkosher.com
DAILY s
ur ar
and eas
DELIVERIES ro u n din g
5% OFF orders under $500 | 10% OFF orders under $1000 | 15% OFF orders over $1000
Strictly Kosher
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 215.677.8100 • ORDERS@HOUSEOFKOSHER.COM • HOUSEOFKOSHER.COM
9806 BUSTLETON AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19115
JEWISH EXPONENT
MARCH 11, 2021
7