Heat 2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil in a large wok, add 4 minced garlic cloves. When fragrant, add 3 minced Thai chiles, 1 lb minced chicken, 2 Tbsp each soy sauce and fish sauce, and ½ tsp sugar. Stir-fry on high heat until chicken is cooked, then add 30-40 fresh Thai holy basil leaves (about 1… Continue reading Thai chicken fried rice with holy basil leaves (khao pad krapow gai)
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Smoked turkey and andouille sausage gumbo
This is a seafood-free and okra-free gumbo recipe from Saveur: http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/smoked-turkey-and-andouille-gumbo?TmFudDKk9Up4CvyI.03. This recipe has quite a kick, so you may want to reduce the amount of cayenne or white pepper. (Feb. 2016). Note: We followed this recipe except that we made microwave roux to save time: http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2010/03/10-minute-microwave-general-purpose.html?m=1. We used a 2 quart covered round baking… Continue reading Smoked turkey and andouille sausage gumbo
Filipino chicken adobo with hard-boiled eggs
We tried a modified version of Classic Chicken Adobo from Marvin Gapultos’ Adobo Road Cookbook: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/05/classic-chicken-adobo-adobo-road-cookbook.html, with the following modifications: (1) slightly over ½ cup soy sauce, (2) 1 cup white vinegar, and (3) two thighs, drumsticks, and wings (each skin-on and bone-in). We also added 6 peeled, hard-boiled eggs to the pot for the… Continue reading Filipino chicken adobo with hard-boiled eggs
Rosemary chicken drumsticks with sweet and hot peppers
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
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)
Roast turkey
We followed Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Turkey recipe, the version that included roast vegetables: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-roast-turkey-recipe2.html. For a 14 lb turkey, we made the following modifications: first, for the first part of cooking, we placed the turkey breast side down to increase the likelihood the breast would not dry out. Also, instead of adding two sliced… Continue reading Roast turkey
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
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