OK, THIS IS MY SECOND CHICKEN & POTATOES POST IN RECENT HISTORY. I CAN'T HELP IT - IT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE FALL! :-) BUT THIS VARIATION ON THE THEME WAS PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL, MEANING DELICIOUS. I MODIFIED A RECIPE THAT CAME FROM MY FRIEND D.'S GRANDMA FOR PORK LOIN ROASTED WITH PRUNES & BOURBON. I MADE IT WITH CHICKEN BREASTS, PRUNES & TEQUILA INSTEAD - TO VERY GOOD EFFECT. THE POTATOES ARE YUKON GOLDS, MASHED ROUGHLY WITH OLIVE OIL, FRESH PARSLEY AND SALT & PEPPER. IF YOU'D LIKE THE RECIPE FOR THE CHICKEN, JUST LET ME KNOW. (I put the recipe in the comments section. Click on 'comments' below.)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Variations on a Theme
OK, THIS IS MY SECOND CHICKEN & POTATOES POST IN RECENT HISTORY. I CAN'T HELP IT - IT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE FALL! :-) BUT THIS VARIATION ON THE THEME WAS PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL, MEANING DELICIOUS. I MODIFIED A RECIPE THAT CAME FROM MY FRIEND D.'S GRANDMA FOR PORK LOIN ROASTED WITH PRUNES & BOURBON. I MADE IT WITH CHICKEN BREASTS, PRUNES & TEQUILA INSTEAD - TO VERY GOOD EFFECT. THE POTATOES ARE YUKON GOLDS, MASHED ROUGHLY WITH OLIVE OIL, FRESH PARSLEY AND SALT & PEPPER. IF YOU'D LIKE THE RECIPE FOR THE CHICKEN, JUST LET ME KNOW. (I put the recipe in the comments section. Click on 'comments' below.)
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I want to know! :)
Hi Sunshine! Here's the recipe:
Chicken with Prunes
Place in an 8" x 8" baking dish:
1 whole chicken breast, cut into 2 halves
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, sliced
3 medium carrots, peeled & cut into 1.5" pieces
12 whole prunes
Mix together for the marinade:
1/4 C soy sauce or tamari
1/4 C olive oil
1/4 C tequila or bourbon
2 T brown sugar
a few fresh rosemary sprigs
• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Pour the marinade over the chicken mixture.
• Cover and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove cover, and bake for another 15 minutes.
• Check to see if the chicken is cooked through by cutting into the thickest part of one piece.
• When the chicken is done, remove it from the pan and cover it to keep warm. The sauce may be done by now, but sometimes, especially if you've doubled the recipe, it needs more cooking. If the onions and/or carrots aren't soft, pour the marinade with prunes, carrots and all, into a saucepan, and simmer for a while, until veggies are soft and sauce is reduced somewhat.
• Serve with potatoes and a green veggie.
You can vary this recipe a lot. You could cook the potatoes right in with the rest of it; add more or less onion, carrot, garlic, etc.
Yum!
Thanks Susan!
You're most welcome Sunshine!
xo
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