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So, this wuff found several great bargains on chicken at the local market. For (mostly) under $1 a pound, wuff picked up several pounds of chicken thighs and half-breasts, and with a bit of slicing (and a WONDERFULLY sharp knife from Booj's Uncle), turned them into "boneless, skinless" chicken.
Then, what to do with them all? Well, there were a LOT of bottles and spices in the refrigerator and pantry at Booj's kitchen, and both Booj and Shadowcat-X were happy to see these bits and leftovers disappear. So, wuffy browsed the web for inspiration, and came up with 5 totally different flavor profiles, using "on hand" stuffs.
All 5 are firmly in the "low carb" category, though some have a bit more (featuring some sweets, or peanut butter, etc.) than others. But, checking w/the two residents, both say these are okay with their new diets.
Wuff will be updating with the full recipes for these. But for now, here's the list of "things to come":
Orange Flavor
Spicy Tomato-Marsala
Zesty Cinnamon
Creamy Marsala Mushroom
Thai Spicy Peanut
Ended up with a bit too much chicken to comfortably fit in the pan for the last batch, so added one more to use up the extra:
Ginger Raspberry Balsamic
Hmm... I think wuff will put the recipes as individual posts in this thread. Will be easier for folks to look up their favorite version that way. The actual preparation for all of them are very similar, but the ingredients and the flavors are drastically different.
At least the wuffy took notes when tossing these together, so the list of ingredients and the measurements should be (relatively) close! Hooray! Unlike a lot of wuff's kitchen experiments where the "muse" strikes and things go into the pot, and then wuff whimpers afterward and wonders what all he put in to make it taste that way!
EDIT: A couple "special notes" on some of the ingredients...
Some of the items from the pantry and spice shelf are the result of Kickstarter backed small businesses, or a couple specialty-store items. Luckily, all of those are now available on the web or from the specialty store in question. These, specifically are:
- Orange Crush hot sauce. This orange-enhanced sauce is Habenero pepper based, so it is hotter than some. And it has a very nice orange flavor profile that complements the orange chicken. You can find other orange-flavored hot sauces out there, or just substitute your favorite hot flavor.
- Omnivore Salt. This is a really EXCELLENT seasoned salt. Imagine your favorite seasoning mix (a la Mrs Dash) but with higher quality herbs and spices, and combine it with a gourmet French Fleur de Mar salt, and you're getting close to this lovely condiment. It isn't as "salty" in taste as normal table salts, and brings a lot of nice flavors. Wuff STRONGLY recommends investing in some of this!
- Champagne Mustard. This is a specialty of the Honey Baked Ham store. A fresh, slightly sweet, light mustard flavor. Worth checking out!
- Raspberry Balsamic. The brand used is an "heirloom quality" balsamic, barrel aged, and sweet enough to season a dessert. Not quite the supermarket cooking variety. You'll pay a little more for one of these, but the difference is well worth it!
Last edited on Mon Mar 24th, 2014 10:36 pm by Vargr
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