Preheat oven to 400. Season 2 ½ lb skinless chicken drumsticks with salt, black pepper, and ½ tsp paprika. Lightly oil a 9x12 baking dish, then place the chicken in the dish. Top with 2 large sliced onions and 4 rosemary sprigs, then cover with foil and bake for 30 mins. Reduce oven to 350.… Continue reading Rosemary chicken drumsticks with sweet and hot peppers
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Greek chicken stew with cauliflower and olives
Recipe here: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12308-greek-chicken-stew-with-cauliflower-and-olives. Instead of ½ tsp cinnamon, we used ¼ tsp each cinnamon and nutmeg, and we added a bay leaf. We served this with Greek spinach rice with dill (spanakorizo); recipe here: http://piglettedc.tumblr.com/post/114321759431/greek-spinach-rice-with-dill-spanakorizo-recipe. (Nov. 2015)
Cast iron roast chicken with small potatoes
This is a recipe from the new Smitten Kitchen cookbook. Although I own the cookbook, I found the recipe online here: http://www.pink-parsley.com/2013/10/flat-roasted-chicken-with-tiny-potatoes.html?m=1. We removed the spine from this chicken and tried to cook it flattened, but our 12" cast iron skillet was a bit small for a 3 ½ lb chicken. (Oct. 2015)
Pressure-cooker Middle Eastern style chicken and rice
We garnished with dried cherries instead of raisins. We also browned the chicken, single layer on a foil-lined cookie sheet, under the broiler on “high” for about 5 mins. Recipe here: http://www.hippressurecooking.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-and-rice-one-pot-meal/ We often reduce the salt from 3 tsp (1 Tbsp) to 1 ½ tsp (½ Tbsp). (Oct. 2015) Note: The recipe recommends 4… Continue reading Pressure-cooker Middle Eastern style chicken and rice
Korean chicken rice porridge (dak juk)
Soulful and garlicky home style dish. Recipe here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/dakjuk (Sept. 2015)
Greek roast lemon chicken and potatoes
Delicious and straightforward recipe from Greek.food.com. Unfortunately, the recipe is no longer available at the original link (http://greek.food.com/recipe/greek-lemon-chicken-with-potatoes-59469), so I’ve summarized it as follows: Ingredients: 5-6 Idaho potatoes (or 2 lb fingerling potatoes - see Note below); one whole chicken (4 to 4 1/8 lb - see Note 2 below); 2 large lemons; ½ cup… Continue reading Greek roast lemon chicken and potatoes
Korean chicken soup with hand-cut noodles (dak kalguksu)
This is one of my favorite dishes, but I haven’t had it in years. This is my first time making the recipe at home. Recipe from Maangchi: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/dak-kalguksu (Aug. 2015)
Greek chicken lemon soup with rice (avgolemono soupa)
Chef Cat Cora's recipe is here:http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cat-cora/avgolemono-chicken-soup-with-egg-lemon-sauce-recipe.html We didn’t have leeks, so we substituted with shallots, which we sauteed along with the onion before adding to the chicken stock. (July 2015)
Japanese pari pari style chicken
Marinate 1.5 lbs of chicken thighs (bone removed, skin lightly scored) in 1 Tbsp each sherry and light soy sauce, ½ Tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp minced garlic, and some freshly ground black pepper. After 15 minutes, bake in a preheated 425 oven, skin side up, for 20 minutes (warning: at this point, our smoke… Continue reading Japanese pari pari style chicken
Hakka soy-glazed black pepper chicken
Four ingredients (chicken, dark soy, black pepper, and cilantro) create a delicious meal. Combine 2 Tbsp dark soy and 1 Tbsp black pepper in a wide sauté pan. Place 2 lbs (about 6-7 pieces of skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed off excess fat) of chicken thighs in the pan, making sure to get the sauce… Continue reading Hakka soy-glazed black pepper chicken
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