Re: [CH] Recipe Challenge....
Dave Drum (xrated@famvid.com)
Sun, 06 Aug 2000 06:51:24 -0500
MReese4943@aol.com wrote:
> Okay, here is an awesome recipe for chicken, but it has no heat. Besides
> just sprinkling with Calvin's, any suggestions?
> 2 3.5 lb chickens
> 3 tablespoons butter
> salt and pepper to taste
use cayenne in place of black pepper
> 1 cup water
> 1/2 cup heavy cream
> 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
>
> Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
> Rub chickens all over with butter. Sprinkle inside and out with salt and
> pepper. Truss. (Marilyn's note: I don't know how to truss, and I never did
Trussing is pinning/tying wings and drumsticks down to the body of the
chook so that they don't flop around when you handle/move the bird
during the cooking.
> Remove chickens from pan, and keep warn. Pour off fat from pan, add the
> water. Stir to remove the brown particles that cling to the pan. Pour
> liquid into a sauce pan, cook to reduce by half. Add cream and cook briefly.
> Add mustard and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Serve chicken sliced
> with mustard sauce.
Add a tablespoon of Colman's Dry English Mustard Powder to the DiJon
Mustard. Think about a tablespoon or so of Trappey's Red Devil Sauce
(tabasco without the nasty vinegar taste) to the liquid for the gravy
Some things don't *need* added heat to be delightful. If you found this
awesome without extra help - it may not need any. (Heresy, I know. But,
......)
ENJOY!!!
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