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In a\u00a0Glamour<\/em> feature<\/a><\/span>, Meryl describes herself as a \"terrible cook\" who mostly stays out of the kitchen. Her only exception is one of Julia's recipes, which she loves to stretch to cover a week's worth of meals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

What is Meryl Streep's go-to Julia Child recipe?<\/h2>\r\nJulia Child's tarragon chicken recipe has a place in the three-time Oscar winner's meal rotation.\r\n\r\nThe recipe first appeared in Julia's Mastering<\/a> the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1<\/a><\/em>. It starts with seasoning the chicken's cavity with salt, pepper and butter, and stuffing the bird with several sprigs of tarragon. The chicken should be patted dry, rubbed with butter and browned in a casserole pot with more butter and oil. Remove the chicken, then use the same pot to cook onions and carrots until tender. Put the chicken back in the pot and roast the whole thing in the oven for about an hour and 20 minutes.\r\n

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