Korean slow-cooked chicken soup (dak gomtang), pressure cooker style

We found this recipe on the Facebook group, Instant Pot Korean recipes, and we made some modifications: Ingredients: For soup: 1 medium whole chicken (we used 2 bone-in, skin-on quarters and 2 bone-in, skin on breasts, about 5 lb total), 3 scallions (trimmed but otherwise whole), 1 garlic bulb (about 10-12 cloves, skin removed); and… Continue reading Korean slow-cooked chicken soup (dak gomtang), pressure cooker style

Weber’s garlic-sriracha chicken

We learned about this shortcut recipe from my friend Andrea: For 9 pieces of chicken (here, 3 boneless skinless breasts cut in half widthwise and 6 skin-on, bone-in drumsticks), marinate in 1 ½ Tbsp Weber garlic-sriracha seasoning (a dry seasoning) and 2 tsp 2% plain yogurt (we used Greek), making sure the seasoning and yogurt… Continue reading Weber’s garlic-sriracha chicken

Sheet pan lemon rosemary butter chicken thighs with Korean sweet potatoes

We converted this Pioneer Woman whole roast chicken recipe into a weeknight meal: http://piglettedc.tumblr.com/post/159735500171/roast-chicken-coated-with-lemon-rosemary-butter Our weeknight modifications: first, preheat oven to 425 and spray a baking sheet with oil. Second, cut 4 small (or 2 medium) Korean sweet potatoes into 2x3” chunks (keeping skin on), slice 1-2 shallots into 1/2” slices along the grain (see… Continue reading Sheet pan lemon rosemary butter chicken thighs with Korean sweet potatoes

Rotisserie chicken noodle soup, version 2

We tried this recipe: https://www.chowhound.com/recipes/easy-chicken-noodle-soup-from-a-leftover-roasted-chicken-30332 Our modifications: first, we used meat from half a rotisserie and the whole carcass. Second, we supplemented the 12 cups water with 4 cups of no sodium chicken stock. Third, along with the carcass and stock vegetables, we added ¼ bunch each parsley and dill in lieu of thyme. We… Continue reading Rotisserie chicken noodle soup, version 2

Box brownies with Mexican flavors

We started with a 20 oz box of Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownie mix. We added 1 tsp ground cinnamon and ¼ tsp cayenne pepper to the dry ingredients, stirring to make sure the cinnamon and cayenne were evenly distributed throughout the mixture. Then, following the instructions, we added the wet ingredients (1 egg, ¼ cup… Continue reading Box brownies with Mexican flavors

Rotisserie chicken noodle soup, version 1

This was a great pantry soup based on leftover Peruvian rotisserie chicken. We generally followed this recipe: https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/rotisserie-chicken-rice-soup/ Our modifications: first, because we had only half a rotisserie chicken, we used a combination of 8 cups unsalted chicken broth, 4 cups seasoned chicken broth, and 2 cups water instead of 16 cups water. Second, we… Continue reading Rotisserie chicken noodle soup, version 1

Eggplant parmesan casserole

We tried a variation of the NYT recipe for zucchini parmesan, using 2.5 lb eggplant in lieu of zucchini: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017523-zucchini-parmesan?login=emailWe followed our modifications to the original recipe, details here: http://piglettedc.tumblr.com/post/163022801851/zucchini-parmesan-casserole-we-had-an-abundance We found that the eggplant slices took more time to roast, becoming brown on both sides after about 20 mins at 450. As a shortcut,… Continue reading Eggplant parmesan casserole

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