Ingredients
4 grilled skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon wasabi paste
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes, juiced
2 avocados - peeled, pitted and diced
salt and pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste
1 (10 ounce) package mixed salad greens, rinsed and dried
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Slice chicken strips and set aside.
In a large, nonreactive pot, heat sugar and water together over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, until caramelized to a deep amber color. Remove from heat and slowly (and very carefully--use an oven mitt!) add wine. Return to heat and stir until all particles are dissolved. Stirring constantly, add orange juice and wasabi, adjusting the amount to taste.
Brush chicken strips with the glaze, and then place on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until heated through.
While chicken is warming, toss together the tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, avocados, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Adjust seasonings to taste, and spoon mixture onto the greens. Top with warmed chicken strips and serve.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Cooking : Bacon Dumplings
Ingredients
2 slices bacon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup milk
1 quart vegetable broth
Directions
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving drippings, crumble and set aside.
In a large bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Gently stir in parsley and pepper. In a 1 cup measuring cup, beat eggs and add enough milk to reach the 1/2 cup level. Stir the egg mixture and the bacon drippings into the flour; stir with a fork until well blended. Add more milk if dough is too dry. Stir in the crumbled bacon; mix well.
In a 2 quart saucepan heat broth over medium heat. Drop dough by spoonfuls into simmering broth. Cover and cook about 12 minutes, or until done.
2 slices bacon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup milk
1 quart vegetable broth
Directions
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving drippings, crumble and set aside.
In a large bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Gently stir in parsley and pepper. In a 1 cup measuring cup, beat eggs and add enough milk to reach the 1/2 cup level. Stir the egg mixture and the bacon drippings into the flour; stir with a fork until well blended. Add more milk if dough is too dry. Stir in the crumbled bacon; mix well.
In a 2 quart saucepan heat broth over medium heat. Drop dough by spoonfuls into simmering broth. Cover and cook about 12 minutes, or until done.
Cooking : Buffalo Chicken Rolls
Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup hot sauce
1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
Directions
In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter and hot sauce. Place chicken breasts in a glass bowl, and pour the sauce over. Turn to coat, cover and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove chicken breasts from the hot sauce, and place 1 tablespoon of cheese in the center of each one. Roll up, and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining breasts, and place them seam side down in a glass baking dish.
Cover the dish, and bake for 30 minutes, or until chicken is fork tender. Increase the temperature of the oven to 450 degrees, and place the chicken 8 inches from the heat. Uncover, and bake for 5 minutes, until browned. Garnish with remaining shredded cheese, remove toothpicks, and serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup hot sauce
1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
Directions
In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter and hot sauce. Place chicken breasts in a glass bowl, and pour the sauce over. Turn to coat, cover and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove chicken breasts from the hot sauce, and place 1 tablespoon of cheese in the center of each one. Roll up, and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining breasts, and place them seam side down in a glass baking dish.
Cover the dish, and bake for 30 minutes, or until chicken is fork tender. Increase the temperature of the oven to 450 degrees, and place the chicken 8 inches from the heat. Uncover, and bake for 5 minutes, until browned. Garnish with remaining shredded cheese, remove toothpicks, and serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Cooking : Apple Sausage Wagon Wheel
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
2 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 pound smoked turkey sausage links, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, mix vegetable oil, egg, brown sugar, quick cooking oats, whole wheat flour, buttermilk, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Place apples and sausage in a medium baking dish or cast iron skillet. Pour the batter mixture over the apples and sausage.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until crisp and golden brown.
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
2 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 pound smoked turkey sausage links, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, mix vegetable oil, egg, brown sugar, quick cooking oats, whole wheat flour, buttermilk, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Place apples and sausage in a medium baking dish or cast iron skillet. Pour the batter mixture over the apples and sausage.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until crisp and golden brown.
Cooking : Aunt Lydia's Apple Cake
Ingredients
7 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup tapioca
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift flour and salt together into a medium bowl. Cut in butter as for pie crust to pea sized pieces. Set aside.
Put warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Add yeast. Let dissolve. Add slightly beaten egg yolks to yeast mixture.
Add flour mixture and gently mix until mixture forms a ball. Divide in half. Use one-half for bottom and one-half for top crust. Roll out one crust to fit a 9x13 inch ungreased pan. Sprinkle tapioca over dough.
Fill with sliced apples, piled high. Sprinkle with mixture of 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Roll top crust to fit pan. Put top over apples, seal in around pan, tucking top under (do not flute). Do not prick.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. While still slightly warm, frost with butter frosting.
7 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup tapioca
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift flour and salt together into a medium bowl. Cut in butter as for pie crust to pea sized pieces. Set aside.
Put warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Add yeast. Let dissolve. Add slightly beaten egg yolks to yeast mixture.
Add flour mixture and gently mix until mixture forms a ball. Divide in half. Use one-half for bottom and one-half for top crust. Roll out one crust to fit a 9x13 inch ungreased pan. Sprinkle tapioca over dough.
Fill with sliced apples, piled high. Sprinkle with mixture of 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Roll top crust to fit pan. Put top over apples, seal in around pan, tucking top under (do not flute). Do not prick.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. While still slightly warm, frost with butter frosting.
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