“We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turning into a chicken?” - S. Parkes Cadman



From the category "I can't believe I'm doing this", here is:

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Serves: 4

1 chicken (3 pounds), cut up
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons butter
2 large. tart apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup Calvados or applejack
1 cup heavy cream

1. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

2. Add apples and onions to pan. Cook until onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Add Calvados, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook 20 minutes. Stir in cream and cook, covered, 10 minutes longer, until chicken is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

3. Enjoy!!




....and if that one doesn't grab your fancy, how about:



Prep time: 15 minutes Cook: 20 minutes Serves:4

(This is really two recipes in one depending on the type of crackers you use. Both produce a lighter crust and a distinctively different flavour from flour. To pulverize the crackers, use a food processor to save time. But there is something wonderfully tactile --- and soothing --- about crushing them by hand. The same sort of serenity that you get when you dig your hands in fresh garden dirt on a warm spring morning; that kind of soothing.)

1/3 cup buttermilk
30 Saltines or Ritz-style crackers, pulverized in a food processor or by hand
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 pounds chicken drumsticks, thighs, or breasts
1 cup lard or vegetable oil

1. Place buttermilk in a shallow dish. Combine crackers, garlic powder, sage, salt, and pepper in a plastic bag, and shake to mix thoroughly. Dip chicken pieces in buttermilk. Place one or two pieces at a time in bag; shake to coat.

2. In a large deep frying pan, melt lard over medium-high heat to 375 degrees. Add chicken pieces and cook, turning frequently, until brown and crispy, about 20 minutes. Drain on paper towels before serving.

There ya go!!

(I'm a chicken-a-holic, BTW!!)

PEACE.

Posted by Evydense on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 7:43 a.m. | Permalink