From Delicious in Dungeon · 2024- · Reconstructed
Roast Basilisk
Serve when
Serve when Laios and Senshi turn a dangerous bird-serpent encounter into a nutrition lesson.
In the series
Season 1
- S1E2 · ~00:14:00 The party hunts basilisk for its meat and eggs, then roasts it as a meal
In the series
The basilisk episode lets Laios be both unsettling and useful: he understands the monster well enough to fight it and eat it. A soy-ginger roast chicken keeps that confidence while staying recognisable as dinner.
Ingredients
- For the roast:
- For the egg garnish:
- For serving:
Method
- Stir together the soy sauce, mirin, sake, honey, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper. Rub it over the chicken, including under the skin where you can reach. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Heat the oven to 425 F. Put the lemon halves inside the cavity and set the chicken on a rack or on a bed of sliced onions.
- Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven to 375 F and continue until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 F, about 45 minutes more.
- While the chicken rests, peel the eggs. Toss them with soy sauce, mirin, and rice vinegar for a quick glaze.
- Carve the chicken and serve with the eggs, rice, and greens.
Substitutions
- Basilisk meat: Roast chicken is the honest stand-in because the show treats the basilisk as a bird-bodied monster. Use Cornish hens if you want individual "monster" portions.
- Serpent tail: Do not chase novelty meat. A curled strip of roasted scallion or a coil of grilled sausage on the platter gives the visual joke without changing the recipe.
- Quail eggs: They look more fantasy-table than chicken eggs, but regular jammy eggs are cheaper and easier. Cut them in half so they read clearly on the platter.
- Sake: Use dry sherry, dry vermouth, or stock. The point is aroma and moisture, not alcohol.