Easypeasy Essentials Brown Butter Chicken Recipes

CHINESE ESSENTIALS: EASY/PEASY BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. You will need a medium size saucepan to make this recipe
• 3. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Add all the ingredients to a saucepan off heat, and whisk together... no lumps Place on a burner at medium heat. Bring up to a simmer, and stir until it thickens, about 4 - 6 minutes.
• 5. PLATE/PRESENT
• 6. Use as a base for stir fries, or drizzle over veggies, chicken, pork, and beef. Enjoy.
• 7. Keep the faith and keep cooking.

POULTRY ESSENTIALS: EASY PEASY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. Cut the chicken breast into bitesize pieces, and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper.
• 4. Add the butter and oil to a sauté pan, over medium heat.
• 5. When the butter has melted, give the pan a swirl, and add the chicken.
• 6. Slowly cook until the pink is gone from the chicken, and the juices run clear, about 6 - 8 minutes
• 7. Remove from pan, and reserve on paper towels.
• 8. Add the lemon juice, mayonnaise, mustard, and hot sauce to a bowl, and thoroughly mix. Add the chicken, and toss to combine.
• 9. Chef's Note: Do a final tasting for proper seasoning.
• 10. Chef's Tip: The chicken salad will last 2 days, if covered and refrigerated.
• 11. PLATE/PRESENT
• 12. Serve on a bed of lettuce, or make a yummy sandwich. Enjoy.
• 13. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

EASY/PEASY ESSENTIALS: SCRUMMY CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• You will need a saucepan with a lid to cook the rice, and a small skillet to make the chicken.
• The Chicken I am using breast (white) meat; however, you could use thighs, or even leg meat. Up to you.
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Add the rice to the saucepan and cook according to your usual method. When cooked squeeze a bit of lemon juice on it.
• Rice cooking times usually run about 20 minutes. This gives us ample time to make the chicken.
• Dice the chicken.
• Add the butter and oil to a skillet over medium heat, when the butter melts, give the pan a swirl, then add the diced chicken.
• Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper, and stir until cooked, about 6 - 8 minutes.
• If you want to make it a bit crisper, then turn up the heat a bit and stir until it begins to brown. But be careful, chicken; especially white meat, can become dry if overcooked. I HATE it when that happens.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Add half the rice to a bowl, and top with half the diced chicken. Add some of the optional items, if desired. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

DIY ESSENTIALS: EASY/PEASY CHICKEN GRAVY MIX

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. If you have any chicken fat, substitute it for the butter. When I am cooking chicken that calls for it to be skinless, I always buy it with the skin on, then remove it to make chicken fat. Yummy stuff. FYI: In the Jewish community it is known as Schmaltz.
• 3. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Add all the ingredients (except the flour) to a spice blender, and blend until finely ground.
• 5. Chef's Tip: If you own a Vitamix then use it. That machine makes short work of just about any spice-grinding project.
• 6. Chef's Note: I tried adding the flour with the other ingredients, during the grinding process... I wound up creating a dust cloud so thick, it looked like a bomb had gone off.
• 7. Add the ground spices to a bowl and whisk in the flour.
• 8. Store in a sealed container, preferably glass, in a cool/dry place. It should retain its flavor for six to eight months.
• 9. MAKING 1-CUP OF GRAVY
• 10. Add the butter, or chicken fat to a saucepan over medium heat.
• 11. After the butter melts, add two tablespoons of the gravy mix, and stir until the mixture begins to brown, about 3 - 4 minutes.
• 12. Add the water, chicken stock, or milk, and bring to a simmer. I usually use half chicken stock, and half milk.
• 13. Stir, until the gravy thickens, about 3 - 4 additional minutes.
• 14. While it is thickening, you might choose to add a bit more seasoning. I will usually do a bit of freshly ground pepper, and maybe a tad more salt, but that is about it.
• 15. PLATE/PRESENT
• 16. Use as you would any good chicken gravy. I just love to tuck into a big pile of garlic mash taters floating in this gravy with some slow cooked beef or pork on top. Enjoy.
• 17. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.