Tequila + Chicken = ???
Sheryl Rosen
I just realized I have almost a full bottle of Sauza Gold Tequila in the
house.
Not being a tequila drinker (stuff knocks me for a loop! I get far too
drunk, far too fast, from far too little, for my own good!)
I thought I'd use it to make something for the NEW JERSEY COOK-IN,
AUGUST 14-15 at Radha Venkat's house in LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ. (shameless
plug).
The thought of "Margarita Chicken" sounds appealing. And I could
probably wing it (no pun intended) with ok results.
But what I really want is a dazzling, tried and true fabulous recipe for
something that uses chicken and gold tequila. I'd also be receptive to
chicken recipes with Gold Rum, as I seem to have an over abundance of
that, as well.
Again, tried and true, dazzling, spectacular "Wow! I've never had
anything like this before!" recipes are what I want! :-)
After all, this is for a Cook-In. I have to impress people!
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sheryl
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SportKite1
One of my favorite marinades for both chicken and skirt steak uses gold
Tequila.
You'll hafta play with the right proportions to suit your taste, but the
ingredients I use are:
Gold Tequila
Soy Sauce
Orange, Lime, Lemon Juices
Freshly crushed garlic
minced cilantro
finely minced jalapeno pepper
black pepper
You might consider marinating skewered chicken pieces, grill them and serve
with warm corn tortillias (freshly made ones if you feel daring - they aren't
hard at all), with shredded cabbage, cateja cheese, salsa fresca and sour
cream.
Or you could grill whole breasts, slice thinly in strips, wrap in corn or flour
tortillias and fry taquito style with garnishment of guacamole, salsa verde and
sour cream.
Then again, you could squeeze up a bunch of lime juice, a little fresh blood
orange juice, fetch a bottle of Grand Marnier and make Mama's (pink) Cadillacs
for the crew with that tequila.....:) Blended (not on the rocks)
As for the Rum....wooo hoooo.....pina coladas, rum punch or mai tais anyone?
That should use it up nicely....hic.
Color My Sky, Ellen
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Becca
remember where the others came from. I have a Chicken-Orange-Tequila
recipe around here somewhere, I will post it if I find it.
Becca
Drunken Chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 tbsp. tequila
4 cloves chopped garlic
2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
3 chopped scallions
1/4 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. chicken stock
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Assemble ingredients. Melt butter in large heavy skillet. Add
olive oil and saute breasts until just done, 2-3 minutes each side.
Remove to warm plate. Deglaze pan with tequila (flaming to remove
alcohol). Add garlic, scallions and cilantro and saute briefly, then
add broth, cream, mustard and Worcestershire.
Chicken Margarita
3 1/2 lb Chicken; cut up
1 ts Cumin
1 tb Chili powder
3 Limes; juice of
10 Garlic cloves; fine chopped
3 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Tequlia; white OR gold
1/2 c Water
Cilantro; fresh garnish
In a bowl combine cumin, chile powder, lime juice, garlic and 1 T
olive oil. Marinate chicken pieces in mixture for twenty minutes. In
heavy skillet, heat remaining oil. Brown chicken pieces on all sides.
add marinade, tequila and water. Transfer chicken pieces to a
platter. Reduce sauce over high heat until a good coating consistency
and pour over chicken.
Chicken Tequila
1 c Strong chicken stock
9 oz Whole tomatoes; undrained
3 Cloves garlic; minced
2 Chicken breasts; boneless
1/2 c Tequila
2 Juice from two limes
Heavy dash cayenne pepper
1 ts Chili powder
1 ts Cumin
1/2 ts Coriander
Salt to taste
Olive oil
Simmer the chicken breasts in the stock, until tender. Remove and
cube. Set aside, reserving stock. Saute' the garlic in olive oil. Add
tomatoes (breaking up) and the remaining ingredients; simmer, covered
1/2 hour. Add chicken and re-heat. Toss with cooked noodles. If sauce
becomes too thick, add the chicken stock. Sprinkle with Parmesan
cheese and garnish with fresh basil or parsley leaves.
Alan Boles
Chicken Tequila
1 cup strong chicken stock
9 oz whole tomatoes; undrained
3 cloves garlic; minced
2 chicken breasts; boneless
1/2 cup tequila
2 juice from two limes
1 heavy dash cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1 salt to taste
1 olive oil