Saturday, July 24, 2010

Orange Chicken and Potatoes

Orange Chicken:
  • When you have time, mix wine, salt, pepper, and anything else you like :) Think of the taste you want your tongue to feel. Let the chicken sit in the marinade in a ziploc bag in the fridge until you are ready (or hungry).
  • Put chicken in a baking dish, pour some (remember, less is more, start with only a little) olive oil, some orange juice. (Orange ginger marinating sauce, optional.) Season with some paprika, more pepper, cilantro, "italian seasoning" etc. and mix. If you have ginger, add a few slices. (I didn't use it at the time because I found mine grew horns. Gasp!) Make sure chicken is covered with seasonings evenly.
  • Push it into the oven, bake at 450F for about 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Slice chicken to ensure it is well-cooked inside and out.

Potatoes:
  • Boil water. When water is boiling, put in red potatoes. (Rachel Ray says that red potatoes or Yukon gold is a good choice because they do not require peeling. Score!) Salt the water.
  • Lower the heat and boil for about 10 minutes, depending on how soft you want your potatoes. I'd recommend less than 10 minutes.
  • Take potatoes out of the water and cut into cubes.
  • In a bowl, mix potatoes with spices like cilantro, pepper etc. and some butter. Mix, mix, mix.
  • Ready!

Beer:
  • Take it out of the fridge! Yea, tastes better cold. Surprise.

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