Toms Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY SUN DRIED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Breast: Cut chicken in half horiztonally to form 2 thin steaks.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil from sun dried tomat jar in a large skillet over high heat.
• Add the chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides - 6 minutes total for thigh or 4 minutes for breast. Remove onto a plate, keep warm.
• Add the garlic and cook for 15 seconds until light golden.
• Add wine. Bring to simmer and scrape the bottom of the skillet to mix all the brown bits into the wine.
• Let the wine simmer for 1 minute or so until the smell of alcohol is gone which means it has evaporated.
• Mix in mustard, then add the chicken broth, cream, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes.
• Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened. Stir regularly to dissolve parmesan cheese.
• Taste sauce and add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Stir through basil leaves, then return chicken into pan. Spoon sauce over and simmer 1 minute.
• Serve immediately! Great served over mashed potato, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower or pasta. Or serve with bread on the side to mop up sauce!

TOMS OVEN MADE CHICKEN JERKY

Steps:

• Mix the salts, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder together and put into a salt shaker; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 150°F.
• Cut chicken into 1/8th inch strips or 1/8th inch cubes (thickness doesn't have to be exact, can be a little thicker).
• On a cutting board, sprinkle each strip evenly and heavily then with a meat mallet, rolling pin or pan, pound mixture into chicken. Turn chicken over and repeat.
• Place strips in single layer on a oven-safe metal cookie cooling rack (fine mesh or closely spaced bars work best).
• Cook chicken until dry but not brittle, 4 to 5 hours, rearranging once.
• Cooking times for turkey or venison are the same.
• Refrigerate for storage.

PASTOR TOM'S TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Blend tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and sugar.
• Add blended ingredients to a large pot.
• Add in chicken broth, chipotle pepper and adobe sauce.
• Bring to boil, cover and simmer for 20 minute.
• In individual soup bowls add: tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream.
• Ladle hot soup on top and serve immediatley.

TOM'S BRICK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º.
• Mix herbs and salt and rub mixture into skin of chicken.
• Heat oil in skillet. Place chicken in skillet, skin side down. Weigh chicken down with foil-wrapped brick or second skillet.
• Cook 15 minutes, then place in oven and cook another 30 minutes.