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wiggles
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Best dinner I've had in some time
#5781129 - 06/22/06 05:14 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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After moving in to our new house, my friends and I have been eating pretty much nothing but carb heavy foods because of price (pasta, etc).
Well, as of 2 nights ago I went into the grocery store to stock our fridge and make it appear as if human beings actually live in our house. I lucked out and found an amazing buy on boneless chicken breasts - 6 dollars for 18 of them!
Since I've been making quite a few different chicken recipies using the meager supplies we had around the house.
Today, I used a small pad of butter - maybe half a teaspoon, and put that in a frying pan. Then I took a bottle of old english high gravity that someone had let sitting out last night, and poured that in with the butter so there was maybe half a cm pool. Then I tossed in some garlic, mexican oregano, a pinch of cinnamon, and some salt and pepper. Simple really.
Then, I just tossed in a single chicken breast, and covered it. Wait about 7 minutes and turn the chicken and let it sit til cooked. I also covered the pan so as to help give the chicken a little more of the beer flavor. It came out AMAZING. Quite possibly it was the best chicken I've ever had. The only thing I really had to watch out for was keeping some level of the beer in the pan, since it wanted to cook up like no one's business.
I would have a picture to show, but the chicken is kind of in my belly Sorry!
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Re: Best dinner I've had in some time [Re: wiggles]
#5781167 - 06/22/06 05:24 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I bet it smelled great too
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wiggles
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Re: Best dinner I've had in some time [Re: Atheist]
#5781178 - 06/22/06 05:27 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I was surprised actually! I'm not a huge fan of alcohol for anything but cooking (save for the occasional expensive beer). But I was strapped for ideas and I figured that the high grav would have a touch more flavor than water or butter/oil.
It gave the chicken just enough of a malty flavor to be good, but not overpowering. I astound myself sometimes
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Re: Best dinner I've had in some time [Re: wiggles]
#5781404 - 06/22/06 06:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Beer and chicken is great. Been playing around with it for the last two weeks. Will try yours out soon.
I have a whole chicken "marinating" in two pints of Guinness, salt, and pepper right now. Gonna do it up beer can style tomorrow or Saturday. Hope to have some pics.
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Re: Best dinner I've had in some time [Re: wiggles]
#5781461 - 06/22/06 06:54 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks for the recipe. I tried something similar tonight after reading it. I sauteed some garlic butter, then fried the chicken in canola oil (next time I'll try extra virgin oil), mixed the garlic butter back in while cooking, sprinkled on some cinnamon (didn't think it'd be good, but damn!) and then added salt and pepper.
Eating it as typing with some mashed potatoes and green peas, soon to add some carrots and brocolli and maybe some portabellas sauteed in garlic butter sauce.
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