Paul Prudhomme Sticky Chicken Recipes

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S CHICKEN DIANE

Steps:

• Cook pasta and set aside.
• Mash 1/3 of the butter or margarine and combine with seasoning and chicken.
• Heat a skillet over a high fire until it's hot (about 4 minutes).
• Add chicken pieces and brown them about 2 minutes on the first side and about 1 minute on the other.
• Add mushrooms and cook 2 minutes.
• Add green onions, parsley, garlic and stock.
• Cook 2 more minutes or until the sauce is at a rolling boil.
• Add remaining butter or margarine (cut into pats), stirring and shaking the pan to incorporate.
• Cook for 3 minutes and add the cooked pasta.
• Stir and shake the pan to mix well.
• Serve immediately.

MAMA PRUDHOMME'S STICKY ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all spices and rub inside and outside of hen, making sure spices are evenly and deeply distributed.
• Place into sturdy plastic bag and refrigerate 2 days or more.
• On the day of the meal, remove hen from refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
• Turn on oven to 250 degrees,.
• Add a bit of oil to a frying pan and gently fry onions until softened.
• Stuff hen with the warm onions and bake for 4 hours or until done.
• Remove hen to cutting board, add broth to baking pan, scraping up bits and thickening with flour or corn starch to your preferred thickness.

CHICKEN ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Chicken Stock for Etouffee: Put chicken in water and bring to boil; add vegetables and bay leaf; simmer on low heat for 1-2 hours; replenish water as needed to keep 2 3/4 cups of liquid in the pot; strain and use immediately or refrigerate.
• Flour Coating: Combine all ingredients in a plastic bag.
• Fried Chicken: Generously rub all the chicken pieces with the seasonings; set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes; heat 1 1/2" oil to 375°F in a cast iron skillet; add chicken to flour coating and shake to coat thoroughly; reserve any excess flour.
• Fry chicken until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes per side; drain on paper towels and set aside; pour oil from skillet, retaining, and scraping loose, any browned bits, and 1/4 cup of the oil in the skillet.
• Seasoning Mix: In a small bowl thoroughly combine all dry ingredients; set aside; combine chopped vegetables in separate bowl and set aside.
• Roux: Heat the oil over high heat in a large, heavy skillet until it begins to smoke, about 5 minutes; remove from heat; use a LONG handled whisk and gradually mix in flour; reduce heat to medium-high; return skillet to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until roux is dark red-brown, 3-5 minutes; don't let roux scorch and DON'T get it on your skin!
• Remove from heat and stir in HALF the combined vegetables; stir for 3 minutes while the roux cools down; set aside.
• Gravy: Bring the stock to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan; gradually whisk in roux and stir until incorporated; bring mixture to a rolling boil; reduce heat to low; continue stirring and simmer another 15 minutes; gravy should be very thick; set aside.
• Finish: In a large skillet, melt 2-3 T butter over very low heat; stir in remaining chopped vegetables and sauté 10-12 minutes, until completely wilted stirring occasionally; add the reserved gravy and the dry Seasoning Mix; simmer another 15 minutes and stir often.
• In a 4-quart saucepan, melt the remaining 2-3 T butter; sauté the green onions 2 minutes; add the chicken and gravy and bring to a boil over medium heat; remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes.
• Skim oil off surface of etouffee; reheat, adding more stock if needed to thin the gravy; for each plate place 1/2 cup rice, pour on 1/3 cup sauce, and top with 2 pieces of chicken; serve immediately.

MOTHER'S STICKY ROASTED CHICKEN (CAJUN)

Steps:

• Combine spices and massage mixture into chicken, inside and out, making sure it is evenly distributed deep down into skin. Seal in plastic bag and refrigerate at least 24 hours, or 2 days.
• When ready to roast, fry chopped onions in a bit of oil to partially cook them before stuffing chicken's cavity as full as possible with the hot onions. Truss the cavity to keep onions in and roast uncovered at 250' about 5 hours, basting occasionally with pan juices, or until pan juices start to caramelize on bottom of pan and chicken is golden brown, skin is crisp.
• Make a gravy of the pan drippings, with a slurry of flour or corn starch, as with any other roast. Serve with the onions and mashed potatoes.

STICKY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine seasoning mix ingredients.
• Genereously sprinkle both sides of the chicken pieces with about 4 t of the seasoning mix.
• Combine remaining seasoning mix with the flour in a paper or plastic bag.
• Generously dust each chicken piece with the seasoned flour.
• Reservce leftover flour to make the roux.
• In large skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 230-250.
• Cook chicken pieces in the hot oil, maintaining the oil's temp to a level just hot enough for the chicken to boil instead of fry.
• Cook pieces of similar size together to ensure even cooking.
• Boil with skin side down about 20 min, then on the other side until tender, about 15 min more.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Remove skillet from heat and let cool 15 min.
• Pour the oil into a large glass bowl, leaving the sediment in the pan.
• Pour 1/2 C of the cooled oil back into the skillet and heat over high heat.
• Slowly whisk in 3/4 C of the reserved seasoned flour with a long-handled metal whisk; cook until the roux is smooth and medium colored, about 2 to 3 min, whisking constantly (don't let scorch.) Immediately stir in the onions and celery and continue cooking untiil onions are wilted, about 5 min, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• In a 4-qt saucepan, bring the stock to a boil.
• Add the roux mixture by spoonfuls to the boiling stock, blending well between each addition.
• Then add the boiled chicken pieces and the seqasonings.
• Simmer uncovered over how heat for 1 hour (or longer if the chicken needs further tenderizing), stirring often.
• Serve immediately over rice or potatoes.

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S BRONZED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet to 350 degrees (preferably using a grill thermometer; or leave it over a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes or until 1/2 teaspoon of water bursts into droplets that chase each other around the pan).
• Blend the seasonings and sprinkle the chicken pieces evenly with them.
• Place the chicken in the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, turn and cook 2 to 3 minutes more, or until desired degree of doneness