Carla Makes 30 Minute 'Brick' Chicken | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit

Join Carla Lalli Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes 30 minute chicken under a skillet. Butterflying and flattening the bird might feel like chicken chiropractory, but it’s all in the name of crisp golden chicken skin, and what more noble cause could there be? The flatter the chicken, the more contact with the cast-iron pan and the more crackly skin to enjoy at the end. And we wouldn’t tell you to invest in a second cast-iron pan if we didn’t think the crackly skinned roast chicken waiting for you on the other side was 1,000 percent worth it. Using the top pan as a weight maximizes the surface area that makes contact with the bottom pan, which all translates to—you guessed it—ethereally crispy skin. We recommend using a bottom skillet that’s at least 12"—any smaller and you won’t be able to fit the whole bird.
Check out Carla's Instagram: @lallimusic




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Carla Makes 30 Minute 'Brick' Chicken | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit

[PatFlanigan]

I wanna see Chris on Hot Ones, smelling every wing before he takes a tiny little bite and beautifully describes each sauce with a runny nose and watery eyes.

[alcccc]

Chicken: *takes more than 30 minutes to cook*
Carla: “time is a cultural construct”

[taylorclark]

Watching Carla struggle with Siri just reinforces the fact she’s everyone’s favorite auntie. See you at Holiday Auntie Carla

[jackdoherty]

We should all strive to have the sitting posture of Chris

[shrees.]

"is this gonna be a quarter cup? who can say?" Is the most relatable thing Carla has said.

[Maddieray]

Carla is pure cool mom energy. To be clear, NOT “mom trying to be cool” energy, actual cool mom energy. Like she is the mom people are referring to when they say “my mom is my best friend”

[ZoeBateman]

I love the line "I think our relationship with time is too exact these days", gonna use that on my boss when he tells me I'm late for the 25th day in a row

[hidingfromsomeone]

I didn't realise until just now how much I missed Carla.

[Ragnell]

I like how the whole video is Carla justifying the title. “Well if you think about it, time is all relative anyway so...”

[fanabot]

i only read "carla makes 30 minutes brick" and i was ready for the madness but im satisfied regardless

[clairechen]

The most important thing we've learned is that Chris has never right-clicked before

[rvubqvf]

2:51 we just witnessed a BIG moment in the BA test kitchen. CHRIS took a *BIG* bite out of something!! Lets all applaud Chris!!

[ashlarta]

11:48 "Chickens are not thinking about time, and if they did, they would be extremely anxious all the time."

Wow guess I'm a chicken now.

[emeraldb]

Carla's never be on time to a dinner invitation is such a mood. Love it! Seriously, everyone needs to hear this message.

[emilyd]

I wish I had Chris’ posture when I sit at my desk for 8 hours a day

[lynbdesigns]

I'm so happy I'm not the only one who loves the word spatchcock.

[sirephlyrrian]

"oh my god, she won't do it" has the same energy as "and they were roommates"

[iain]

"There's so nothing wrong with that" Chris Morocco definitely is the Princess Margaret of the Test Kitchen

[zeeanon]

"I went to bon appetit test kitchen culinary school, which means at some point Carla just teaches you how to do something"

[sarahmaywoodruff]

Just last week I was thinking it been awhile since we seen a Carla episode. And now here we are watching Carla being the best Carla she can be.