Whole Stuffed Chicken

== Ingredients ==
* 1 chicken
* ½ lb ground veal
* 3 slices bread soaked in milk
* ¼ lb ground pork
* 4 tbsp butter
* ¼ lb sausage
* 1 tbsp pistachios
* ¼ lb beef tongue
* 3 tbsp brandy
* ¼ lb cooked ham
* 2 eggs
* ⅛ lb grated Parmesan cheese
* salt, pepper, spices (to taste)
== Directions ==
# Bone the chicken except for the legs, using a very sharp paring knife.
# Cut along the back bone of the chicken.
# Very carefully cut the meat away from the bones in a downwards motion.
# Clean and season the chicken.
# Prepare the stuffing: in a bowl, mix well ground meat, sausage cut in fine pieces, eggs, cheese, bread slices (with all the milk squeezed out), salt, pepper and other spices (onion, garlic, thyme, parsley, etc. ) cut tongue and ham into strips.
# Open the chicken and layer it with half of the stuffing, half of the tongue and ham strips, half of the pistachios; then repeat it once more.
# Close the chicken; before sewing it up, enclose the skin from the neck inside the chicken.
# Sew up the back and front of the chicken.
# Sauté chicken in butter in a frying pan until golden.
# Next flame the chicken by pouring brandy into a ladle and igniting it.
# Pour flaming brandy over the chicken.
# Alcohol will burn off without flavoring the meat.
# Place chicken in a roasting pan and bake in 350°F oven for 1½ to 2 hours, basting often.
# When chicken is done, take it out of the oven and let it stand at room temperature, still in the pan, for about 10 minutes before un-sewing it.
# Slice and serve with vegetables of your choice.
Category:Haitian Meat Dishes
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