Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe

Posted on January 8, 2013 · 2 Comments
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Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe

Make sure you have some wet naps on hand when you serve this Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe, its gooey and delicious. This chicken recipe takes some time to prepare but it is well worth the effort. The chicken is so tender it melts in your mouth, and the Honey Ginger blends into the flour coating very well. When I first looked at this recipe I thought it looked ok; but to my surprise this one will go on my favorites list, because it is an exceptional oven roasted chicken recipe.

This recipe doesn’t require much prep time but you do have allow an hour for roasting the chicken. This Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe is a great dinner or party recipe; your guest will love it. Enjoy

Ingredients

3 tablespoons cooking oil

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/3 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger (divided)

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 pounds chicken drumsticks or thighs

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup chili sauce

1/3 cup soy sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 425F.

1. Heat the oil and butter in a 9x13x2 baking dish until butter is melted.

2. Using a food grade one gallon disposable plastic bag combine the flour, salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon ginger. Shake the chicken in the bag a few pieces at a time to coat thoroughly.

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3. Place the chicken with skin sides down into the baking dish, and bake for 30 minutes. Turn the chicken and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

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4. While the chicken is roasting using a small bowl mix together the honey, chili sauce, soy sauce, and the other 1/2 teaspoon of ginger.

5. Remove the chicken from the baking dish and drain the fat. Return the chicken to the baking dish and pour the sauce over the top of the chicken pieces. Bake for 15 minutes; basting by spooning the sauce over the chicken every 5 minutes.

Serve Hot-Serves 6

Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe

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Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Posted on September 13, 2012 · 3 Comments
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Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Popcorn chicken, chicken nuggets, or chicken tenders; whatever you want to call it, this recipe is delicious. The combination of the buttermilk and added spices is perfect. The end result is juicy and tender boneless chicken. I followed the recipe as written. There is a little bit of time involved for marinating the chicken in the buttermilk mixture. Outside of that, because of the size of the chicken pieces, this recipe cooks rather quickly. Serve with your choice of sauces and your family and guests will love it. Set these Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets on a table in front of football fans, and I guarantee, there will be no leftovers.

This one goes on my favorite list. Enjoy

Ingredients

3 boneless- skinless chicken breasts

1 cup buttermilk

2 tsp sea salt (divided)

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cayenne pepper or to taste

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp onion powder

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Oil for deep-frying

Directions

1. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.

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2. In a large bowl combine the buttermilk, 1 teaspoon salt; then add the chicken. Refrigerate and marinate 1 hour or longer. (I was pressed for time and one hour worked out fine)

3. Meanwhile in a plastic food bag combine the flour, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, baking powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, turmeric, onion powder, and add black pepper to taste.

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4. Preheat deep fryer to 350F.

5. Using a slotted spoon to drain off the buttermilk remove the chicken several pieces at a time; about enough that your deep fryer can hold without crowding. Shake chicken in the bag of flour mixture to coat, shaking off any excess flour.

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6. Deep fry chicken until juices run clear, or an internal temperature of 165F is reached.

Serve with your choice of sauces

Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets

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Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe

Posted on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Bacon Wrapped Chicken

 

Pound them down, cover them with cream cheese, then roll them up with bacon an stab them with a tooth pick; this Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe is delicious, and not as hard to prepare as you would think looking at the picture. I have been meaning to make this recipe for quite awhile, and finally got around to it. What a great recipe for Super Bowl Sunday. There is not a lot of prep time or cooking time involved and your Super Bowl crowd will love it. I served this with fries and it was a delicious combination but I think it would go well with almost any side dish like mac and cheese or flavored rice.

Give this Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe a try and enjoy.

This is a large recipe, if you are preparing it for the Family you might want to cut it in half.

 

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: Makes 12

Ingredients
  • 12 boneless skinless chicken breasts halves
  • 2 (8 oz) cartons chive and onion cream cheese
  • 12 slices of bacon
  • salt (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Between 2 sheets of wax paper with a mallet flatten chicken breasts to ½” thickness.
  3. Spread 3 tablespoons of cream cheese over each chicken breast. Then Dot with butter and season with salt.
  4. Wrap with bacon and stick a toothpick through the rolled chicken breast to hold it together.
  5. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes (or until juices run clear or temperature of 165FF).
  6. Turn on the broiler and broil six inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crispy.

 

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Asian Chicken Wings Recipe

Posted on January 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Asian chicken wings

 

Wow-it seems like football season just started yesterday and now the Super Bowl is less than a month away. I am a Packer fan, and my son is a Giants fan, so we are looking forward to a very interesting game day this coming weekend, with some great food treats to go along with it.

This Asian chicken wings recipe is just bursting with flavor and makes a great game day entree, your guests and family will love them. My first thought was “Peanut Butter on Chicken Wings”, you have to be kidding; but it is absolutely delicious. Give you and your guests a treat during the game this week end and enjoy.

 

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Recipe type: Entree

Ingredients
  • 2-1/2 pounds whole chicken wings
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • Oil for deep-fat frying
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seed
  • SAUCE:
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions
  1. Cut chicken wings into three sections; discard wing tip sections.
  2. In a large reseal able plastic bag, combine the flour, salt, paprika and pepper.
  3. Add wings, a few at a time, and shake to coat.
  4. In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°.
  5. Fry wings, a few at a time, for 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, turning once.
  6. Drain on paper towels. Transfer wings to a large bowl and keep warm.
  7. In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients.
  8. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
  9. Pour over chicken wings and toss to coat.
  10. Sprinkle sesame seed and Serve immediately.

 

Asian chicken wings

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