Monday, April 13, 2009

it is about time i got started on this so here is what we had for dinner tonight:
ginger honey chicken!!!!!!!!!

get your self some dark chicken, i used thighs but drum sticks might work too.
1) mix up 2/3 flour 1/6 corn meal 1/6 breadcrumbs add pepper (fresh cracked in my case but use whatever you got) salt (kosher here but hey ya got sea salt or table it will work) and ginger LOT of ginger i used almost a table spoon of powder, fresh would be even better.
now I'm not giving amounts here because i don't know how much your cooking. i had 10 thighs but you might have 4 or 24, adjust.
dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mix
meanwhile heat up about 1/4 inch of oil in a frying pan, not olive you want the heat a little high for that maybe 8 on a 1 to 10 dial and start browning off your chicken
okay chicken in the oil, now don't be in any hurry here. put it in and hey go sit on the back porch sipping some wine i know it should be a nice white being chicken and all but I'm really into the reds so it was a Cabernet was my choice, smoke a whole cigarette before you even check on it. brown both side so a little crisp and move into a 9 x 13 pan in my case of whatever fits your needs.
now a nice dollop of honey on each thigh and an extra shake of ginger and into the into the oven that you have had preheating to 325 (you have had it preheating right?) for 30 to 45 minutes.
now what to go with it ah a little left over tomatoes and mushrooms from the fridge mixed with a can of hominy and we have a good side going. Becky also made us a nice salad, mixed greens, chopped tomatoes and pineapple and we have a great dinner going.
times up, chicken out of the oven drain on a couple of paper towels on a plate and dinner is good to go.
tomorrow night well two of us 10 chicken thighs we are looking at some great leftovers.

coming soon, Becky picked up a nice beef roast she wants me to do something with.....details to follow.

1 comment:

Liz said...

Now was that so hard?

Need an editor? giggle