M.D. of the Deep South: Guest Post of Yummy (easy) Dinner
A fellow clerk making his new home in the bright sunny South sent this to us. Sounds easy and good. He may be bored, but I anticipate making a Southern boy out of him yet. (step one, JS: go buy a creature belt. or camo. either one.)
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Dear Clerkscook Gals,
I'm a long time reader, first time poster.
Being a city boy in a small Southern town, and thus kind of bored, I thought this year would be a good one to hone my culinary skills. It's been a rocky journey.
A few highlights are as follows: an emergency trip to the doctor following a nasty run-in with a hot pot handle (result = wore a cumbersome bandage on my right hand for over a month and endured snickering from fellow court employees); a fire that nearly burned down my apartment complex after the wok I was using for a stir fry burst into flames; many ugly looking dinners.
But with practice, I've improved. Here's a dish that I made last night and, with prodding by MG, I thought I should share.
Baked Chicken with White Beans, Turkey Bacon, and Tomatoes
What you need
-Turkey bacon (maybe 8 slices)
-Chicken thighs with skin and bone (1 to 1.5 lbs total)
-1 onion
-1 can of stewed tomatoes (with juice)
-1 can of white beans
How to do it
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cook about 8 strips of the turkey bacon over moderate heat until browned and crisp. Takes about 8 minutes or so. Put bacon on paper towels to drain. Leave the turkey bacon fat in the skillet.
3. While cooking the bacon, season the chicken with a coating of Kosher salt and pepper. Once the bacon is done, brown the chicken in the same skillet for about 8 minutes (turning once). Transfer chicken to paper towels to drain.
4. Reduce heat and then cook the onions (chopped) in the skillet. Sprinkle with some Kosher salt. Cook onions until brown.
5. Stir in the tomato stew. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to let simmer for about 3 minutes.
6. Stir in the beans and bacon (now cut into little pieces). Put chicken (skin up) on top of beans, and then bake, uncovered, until chicken is cooked. I left it in the oven for 25 minutes.
-JS
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Dear Clerkscook Gals,
I'm a long time reader, first time poster.
Being a city boy in a small Southern town, and thus kind of bored, I thought this year would be a good one to hone my culinary skills. It's been a rocky journey.
A few highlights are as follows: an emergency trip to the doctor following a nasty run-in with a hot pot handle (result = wore a cumbersome bandage on my right hand for over a month and endured snickering from fellow court employees); a fire that nearly burned down my apartment complex after the wok I was using for a stir fry burst into flames; many ugly looking dinners.
But with practice, I've improved. Here's a dish that I made last night and, with prodding by MG, I thought I should share.
Baked Chicken with White Beans, Turkey Bacon, and Tomatoes
What you need
-Turkey bacon (maybe 8 slices)
-Chicken thighs with skin and bone (1 to 1.5 lbs total)
-1 onion
-1 can of stewed tomatoes (with juice)
-1 can of white beans
How to do it
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cook about 8 strips of the turkey bacon over moderate heat until browned and crisp. Takes about 8 minutes or so. Put bacon on paper towels to drain. Leave the turkey bacon fat in the skillet.
3. While cooking the bacon, season the chicken with a coating of Kosher salt and pepper. Once the bacon is done, brown the chicken in the same skillet for about 8 minutes (turning once). Transfer chicken to paper towels to drain.
4. Reduce heat and then cook the onions (chopped) in the skillet. Sprinkle with some Kosher salt. Cook onions until brown.
5. Stir in the tomato stew. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to let simmer for about 3 minutes.
6. Stir in the beans and bacon (now cut into little pieces). Put chicken (skin up) on top of beans, and then bake, uncovered, until chicken is cooked. I left it in the oven for 25 minutes.
-JS
posted by mg at 10:40 AM
2 Comments:
MG -
Speaking of camo, I've seen more of it down here than I ever thought I'd see outside of a war zone. Have you ever seen someone wearing camo in a sushi restaurant? I have.
Think of all the places were camo really wouldn't camouflage you (such as going to Publix, talking with your apartment manager, attending jury duty) and chances are, I've seen people wearing camo in those circumstances. Fascinating.
-JS
Jury duty?!?! Well, at least they're attending.
Sorry for the delay in posting your comment, JS. I think we've all gotten a bit consumed in chambers recently. I fully plan on making your dinner some time soon. I've decided to try out different cuts of meat than what I'm used to, and I don't believe I've ever cooked with chicken thighs. It's an easier expansion of my palate than, say, the goat hearts in the back pan at my butchers'. Thanks for the submission!
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