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Daily Archives: April 25, 2012

25/04/12 Tomato & Endive Salad with Chunks of Grilled Chicken


RECIPE

Serves 2

A CookTale

Combining the Salad on the same plate with the Chicken worked well for me. The Chicken juices mixed beautifully with the Salad ingredients and the Vinaigrette. Without planning it as such, It became a very special Chicken Salad. Another unexpected surprise of cooking.

INGREDIENTS

4 Ripe Small Campari Tomatoes (quartered)
1 head of Belgium Endive (chopped)
1/3 cup of Bleu Cheese (crumbled)
1 TB of a Basic Vinaigrette
Kosher Salt & Pepper
Grilled Chicken (cut into bite size chunks)

METHOD

1. In a large bowl, add the Tomatoes, Endive, Salt & Pepper, Vinaigrette & crumbled Bleu Cheese. Lightly combine.

2. Add a generous portion of the Salad to the serving plates accompanied by chunks of the Chicken. Add a splash of the Vinaigrette to the finished plate. This is optional but desirable.

25/04/12 Half A Chicken Butterflied & Grilled


RECIPE
Serves 2

A CookTale

My second attempt this week at cooking a main course, and I was very pleased with the result. What made it special was a coating of Butter and Paprika that was brushed on. Once again, a sizzling hot stove top grill pan afforded me much more control than I would have had with an outdoor gas grill. On top of which it was too nasty out there to enjoy the experience.

INGREDIENTS

1 3 lb organic Chicken (butterflied)
3 TB of Butter (softened)
1 tsp of Sweet Paprika
1 tsp of EVOO
Kosher Salt & Black Pepper

METHOD

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a small bowl, mix or whisk the Butter, Paprika & EVOO to a smooth emulsion. Brush the mixture onto the skin side of the Chicken. Add Salt & Pepper & set aside.

3. Heat a grill pan to smoking hot & add the Chicken skin side down. Weigh it down with a grill press for 8 minutes. Turn Skin side up & turn off the heat.

4. Place the pan in the heated oven for 10 minutes. At this point the Chicken should be ready, not overdone, & juicy. The Breast’s internal temperature was 135 degrees. The Thigh 145 degrees. Allow to rest for at least 5 minutes to redistribute the juices.