heather_in_sf
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Red Cat Pan-Seared Chicken
It's really a delicious and fast dish, once you get through the boning process (or you can ask a nice butcher) but by refraining from a glass of wine you can do it in under 10 minutes).
Red Cat’s Pan Seared Chicken (modified)
1 whole chicken, boned through the back
1 T peanut oil
zest of a Meyer lemon
½ cup mixed chopped herbs (thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, oregano – whatever you have on hand and like)
a head of garlic, separated into cloves but not peeled
½ bunch of chopped Italian parsley
sea salt and pepper
slosh of white vermouth or dry white wine
Preheat oven to 450.
Season the boned chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken and heat until very hot and the oil is shimmering. Brown the chicken, skin side down, until golden and flip over. Add herbs, garlic, lemon zest and place in oven for 20 minutes. The chicken is done when it measures 165 degrees at the thigh and the juices run clear.
Remove to a platter and let rest 10 minutes. Reduce the juices in the skillet over high heat, adding the vermouth and a little lemon juice until thickened. Remove extra fat and pour juices over rested chicken. Slice the chicken into serving pieces, I like to slice into 2” thick slices diagonally. Toss over parsley and serve.
Serves 4.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3651649318_057cda55e5.jpg
Now, I really HAVE to go to the store, I am completely out of anything edible except condiments, eggs and some old pickles.
I completely ignored my kitchen yesterday after the cat jumped on the table to watch the parrots on the fire escape, and when I went in to see what was going on he leaped off and in the process managed to dump my bowl of sourdough starter, named "Son of Blarf" all over everywhere. Sticky stuff on the wooden floor, on the china hutch, on the chairs and tablecloth, on the things I have stored under the kitchen table, *everywhere*. Fortunately my Granny's pretty pink pyrex bowl was not harmed. I mopped up everything, wiped every surface, cursing the cat throughout, and today I have to mop again because the wooden floors here are really old and have cracks and I know that there is more starter down there. waaaa. Anyway, needless to say, no cooking yesterday for me!
So, now I'm absolutely starving and am going to TJ's to get stuff for chicken tonight....
If you'd like to read my full post with more of my lovely cell phone pictures, please feel free!
I hope you do try this chicken, it's really amazing...
http://heatherinsf.wordpress.com/
It's really a delicious and fast dish, once you get through the boning process (or you can ask a nice butcher) but by refraining from a glass of wine you can do it in under 10 minutes).
Red Cat’s Pan Seared Chicken (modified)
1 whole chicken, boned through the back
1 T peanut oil
zest of a Meyer lemon
½ cup mixed chopped herbs (thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, oregano – whatever you have on hand and like)
a head of garlic, separated into cloves but not peeled
½ bunch of chopped Italian parsley
sea salt and pepper
slosh of white vermouth or dry white wine
Preheat oven to 450.
Season the boned chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken and heat until very hot and the oil is shimmering. Brown the chicken, skin side down, until golden and flip over. Add herbs, garlic, lemon zest and place in oven for 20 minutes. The chicken is done when it measures 165 degrees at the thigh and the juices run clear.
Remove to a platter and let rest 10 minutes. Reduce the juices in the skillet over high heat, adding the vermouth and a little lemon juice until thickened. Remove extra fat and pour juices over rested chicken. Slice the chicken into serving pieces, I like to slice into 2” thick slices diagonally. Toss over parsley and serve.
Serves 4.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3651649318_057cda55e5.jpg
Now, I really HAVE to go to the store, I am completely out of anything edible except condiments, eggs and some old pickles.
I completely ignored my kitchen yesterday after the cat jumped on the table to watch the parrots on the fire escape, and when I went in to see what was going on he leaped off and in the process managed to dump my bowl of sourdough starter, named "Son of Blarf" all over everywhere. Sticky stuff on the wooden floor, on the china hutch, on the chairs and tablecloth, on the things I have stored under the kitchen table, *everywhere*. Fortunately my Granny's pretty pink pyrex bowl was not harmed. I mopped up everything, wiped every surface, cursing the cat throughout, and today I have to mop again because the wooden floors here are really old and have cracks and I know that there is more starter down there. waaaa. Anyway, needless to say, no cooking yesterday for me!
So, now I'm absolutely starving and am going to TJ's to get stuff for chicken tonight....
If you'd like to read my full post with more of my lovely cell phone pictures, please feel free!
I hope you do try this chicken, it's really amazing...
http://heatherinsf.wordpress.com/