I finally had a chance to go through a box of cast iron pans that we've picked up at yard sales. I found this large Cabela's pan, I think it's used for camping. I decided to season and start using it. I scrubbed it down with steel wool, rinsed, and dried it. I used some homemade ghee for the seasoning and also a little local beeswax. I made some pancakes on it the next day and nothing stuck! I wished I had started using this pan sooner. My old cast iron skillet is bumpy and stuff always stuck to it.
I remembered reading somewhere that someone said to cook a whole chicken in cast iron to season it so I decided to give it a shot.
Cast Iron Roasted Chicken
1 tsp himalayan salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp homemade ghee
1 whole organic chicken
Optional:
Green beans
Onions
Carrots
Put cast iron skillet in oven. Preheat to 425F.
Rinse and dry chicken. Rub salt and pepper all over.
When oven is preheated, add 1 tsp ghee to pan an then drop chicken in. Spread the remaining ghee on the top of the chicken.
Bake for 1 hour. After about 45 minutes I added some frozen green beans around the chicken to cook on the drippings. I would have added carrots and onions but didn't have any.
The chicken and green beans came out great! And my cast iron skillet got some great new seasoning!
