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[GlassAdam]

Share any favorite recipes here! Feel free to provide pics, video, commentary, questions, suggestions, whatever. If it'll help somebody make a tasty dish tonight, we wanna hear about it!

GlassAdam's Super-Easy Baked Chicken

You will need:
-large, oven-safe flat rectangular dish
-aluminum foil
-boneless chicken breast
-parsley flakes
-garlic powder
-chicken-flavored soup base (it's in a jar, it's actually a paste, from here on in I'll refer to it as "chicken paste")

What to do:
1) preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) put a teaspoonful of chicken paste in a bowl, add water to fill up about half the bowl, microwave for 1 minute, and stir until mixed.

3) pour the paste/water solution into the rectangular dish. You should have enough to just cover the entire bottom of the dish. You won't need a lot, since its only purpose is to prevent the chicken from drying and add a bit of flavor.

4) take a chicken breast, stab with a fork a few times, and spread a thin layer of chicken paste over one side of each breast. You don't need a lot, nor do you need an even coat-- the flavor from the paste is STRONG (and salty). Arrange all the coated breasts in a single layer in the dish.

5) Once all the breasts are in the dish, sprinkle some garlic powder over them. Remember, garlic powder will add garlicky flavor, so if you're not a fan, don't add as much. I like to add a decent amount.

6) next, sprinkle a lot of parsley flakes over each breast. You're going to want to use a large amount to balance the flavor of the paste and the garlic powder. You'll know you've got enough when they're pretty much completely covered in green.

7) cover the entire top of the dish with aluminum foil, TIGHTLY. I usually use two sheets going short-ways, and then one bigger sheet going longways. Fold around the edges to make them tight-- you want all the steam to stay inside the dish while it bakes.

8) by now your oven should be fully pre-heated. Place the foil-covered dish in the oven on a middle rack. You'll want to bake it for one hour to an hour and 10 minutes at 350 degrees. You'll know it's pretty close to done when the aroma from the garlic and whatnot is almost unbearable. But it will smell good and will make you hungry.

9) to make sure it's done, take a knife and cut a slit into the thickest section of one of the breasts. You should not see any pink. The chicken itself will be super-tender and you may not even need a knife for this step or for eating it!

10) take out the dish, take off the foil, and use a spatula to serve onto plates. Enjoy!

PS I'm thinking of doing buttered noodles as a side-dish with this next time, but other good choices are: steamed vegetables, rice, cheesy rice or cheesy noodles.

I'll try to add pics or at least illustrations later. It looks like a long recipe, but that's because I'm kind of long-winded; it's actually REALLY easy. Here's a summary: put water in dish, spread stuff on breasts, put breasts in dish, sprinkle shit all over the dish, cover, heat, eat. Any questions, just ask!

[KomodoAce]

Awesome thread idea.

I love to cook and I'll definitely contribute.

[Umbrae]

I'd so try it, but I'm not allowed in the kitchen. It's a liability.

[AmuroRay]

I do not like to cook. I can fry stuff, but that's about it.

[ChukoLiang]

okay, I'm going to get the chicken paste and then I'm in business.

Where can I find it in the grocery store?

edit: Using chicken broth...

[RimDot]

OK, Here's my favorite recipe for Chicken Quesadillas. A very easy recipe.

Things you'll need:
Chicken (preferably not frozen, chicken's never the same after it's been frozen)
Monterey Jack Cheese
Tortillas
Cilantro
Tomatoes
Red Onions
Black Beans (optional)
Bell Peppers (optional)

First we make the Pico de gallo salsa, chop the tomatoes, cilantro, red onions and bell peppers (if you decided to add them). Put them in a bowl together and mix. Don't crush them!

Then grill the chicken with a bit of pepper and chop.

Then take a skillet that will fit the size of tortilla you got. Put one tortilla on it. Add the Cheese, then the Pico, then chicken, black beans (if you want) and then some more cheese (for glue and it's tasty). After all that you put the second tortilla on top. Grill till brown on the bottom and the cheese is melting. Then use a plate and a spatula to flip it and cook until brown. Be sure the cheese is nicely melted. Serve.

If you want me to go into any detail, just ask.

You eat for one third of your life. You may as well learn to make some good eats.

[GlassAdam]

okay, I'm going to get the chicken paste and then I'm in business.

Where can I find it in the grocery store?

edit: Using chicken broth...

No, don't use liquid chicken broth! You need the paste to spread onto the top of chicken!!! It should be very close to the regular chicken broth, probably on the same shelves.

Here's the stuff I bought, but there are other brands:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/glassadam/51PT804PHML_SL500_AA280_PIbundle-6T.jpg

[AmuroRay]

6 Pack from amazon I'm guessing.

How much was the one you bought?

[GlassAdam]

6 Pack from amazon I'm guessing.

How much was the one you bought?

Ha, yeah that pic's from Amazon. I think the jar I bought was about 4 bucks or so. But, y'know, it contains 91 servings! :D

[AmuroRay]

Ha, yeah that pic's from Amazon. I think the jar I bought was about 4 bucks or so. But, y'know, it contains 91 servings! :D

That's a lot of servings, it's not like you'll use it everyday. Perhaps I shall try that stuff.

[GlassAdam]

Yeah it is a lot of servings, for its intended use I suppose. On the other hand, I used half the jar for that chicken recipe alone! So it'll likely last through one more use and that's it.

Rimdot: that recipe sounds good.

[Umbrae]

I made eggs yesterday. Came out really bad... kinda like Sunny's eggs.

[RimDot]

Eggs are more difficult than people make it out to be. Like the saying "easy as pie". Who said that?! Pie isn't that easy. Especially if you make it from scratch and what pie are they talking about? Pecan pie? Pumpkin? Cherry?!

[HeartlessCloud]

This might sounds gross, but peanut butter and cream cheese.

Apply more cream cheese than peanut butter, because the latter's taste is stronger.

[AmuroRay]

This might sounds gross, but peanut butter and cream cheese.

Apply more cream cheese than peanut butter, because the latter's taste is stronger.

WHOA!!!!! I gotta try that!!! That....to me sounds interesting.

[GlassAdam]

Hey PSM-- if you try the recipe, let me know how it turns out!!!

[Robobvious]

Robobvious's Grilled Cheese

You Will Need:
A stove
A skillet
Bread
Butter
Cheese

Directions:
1. Set heat under skillet to a low-moderate temperature.
2. Butter outward side of each slice of bread.
3. Place 3 slices of cheese inside bread trying to cover as much surface area as possible.
4. Cook each side until golden brown and cheese is melted.
5. Enjoy.

[ChukoLiang]

Hey PSM-- if you try the recipe, let me know how it turns out!!!

holy shit man, you are amazing. That was an AMAZING dinner. You have my gratitude!

[KomodoAce]

Time for me to contribute. Today I'll be giving my recipe for making potstickers.

For the filling:

Ingredients

3/4 lbs of ground pork
1/2 lbs of shrimp (entirely optional)
green onions (can also be done with regular onions)
1 egg
cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil
a pinch of salt


First, chop the green onions very fine. Then if the shrimp is shelled, shell it completely.

Mince the shrimp (or you can use a food processor). Combine the ground pork and shrimp together.

Add the green onions. Crack one egg in a separate bowl and scramble it. Add that to the meat mixture.

Add the sesame oil and salt. Mix with hands well. Then add about 3 level tablespoons of cornstarch to the meat mixture.

Mix all that together.

Set aside and put in fridge.

For the sauce:

1/2 cup of soy sauce
a 1/2 tsp of minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp of minced fresh garlic
lemon juice or vinegar (for acidity)
white sugar
oil for sauteing the garlic and ginger


Get a small sauce pan and put the minced ginger and garlic inside. Add about a tsp of oil (any kind will do, just not olive oil).

Put the heat to about low-medium. Brown the ginger/garlic, DO NOT BURN.

Then add the liquid ingredients. Sweeten to taste with the sugar.

Turn off heat, set aside.

If you want some spicy, buy a bottle of sriracha, which is a red chili paste. You can find this in Asian markets.


For a wrapper, head to your local Asian market or grocery and look for dumpling/wonton/shu mai/ potsticker wrapper.

It's cheap, about $1.50.


Now you have all the ingredients, we move onto making the dumpling itself.

I'd show you myself, but since I'm too lazy to do it, look at this video and forward to 2:07.

For "glue", use water.


Onto the cooking methods.

You can do it three ways. The easiest way is too deep fry it.
Get a pot of oil, heat it up, make it hot, then drop the dumplings in.

This is the fattest way to cook it too.

The second way is to steam it. You get a steamer (it's like a metal flower thing). You get a piece of cabbage, line the top of the flower with it, put the dumpling it, then cover and steam it.

This one requires your constant attention, since the water could run out and result in burning.


The final one, which I recommend, is the "authentic" version of cooking dumplings. It's a hybrid of frying and steaming.


To do this, put a little oil in a frying pan (make sure you have a cover for this).

Put the heat to medium.

When the oil is hot, put the dumplings inside, letting it brown on one side for a while.

When it's getting golden brown, you add about 1/3 cup of regular water to the pan, cover the pan completely, and put the heat up to medium high.

Let the dumplings "boil" in the water until it completely evaporates.

Once it evaporates, lower the heat to medium-low and flip it to the other side.

You want to get a crispy skin, so let it brown.

Be careful not to burn it, it's VERY easy to do.

And there you have it.



I hope someone here tries it out. As all recipes, nothing is set in stone. If you think a certain taste is lacking, do what you can to adjust (add sugar if not sweet enough, more soy sauce if it's too acidic etc.)

[SnakeEyez]

Your pot stickers are delicious, Komodo. Thanks a lot for the recipe.

[Hero_X]

banana rice...

1st: go to your local asian store and buy some banana sauce. its like ketchup but so much better.
2nd: cook some rice
3rd: put the cook rice in a bowl
4th: put some banana sauce on top of the rice
5th: ENJOY!!!

if you dont have any ketchup, but only cheese and eggs? try this

really simple, cook some eggs over easy or sunny side up and place cheddar slice cheese ontop while cookin. let the cheese slightly melt and cover the eggs. enjoy

[KomodoAce]

Your pot stickers are delicious, Komodo. Thanks a lot for the recipe.
No problem, it's one of my favorites.

[AmuroRay]

banana rice...

1st: go to your local asian store and buy some banana sauce. its like ketchup but so much better.
2nd: cook some rice
3rd: put the cook rice in a bowl
4th: put some banana sauce on top of the rice
5th: ENJOY!!!

if you dont have any ketchup, but only cheese and eggs? try this

really simple, cook some eggs over easy or sunny side up and place cheddar slice cheese ontop while cookin. let the cheese slightly melt and cover the eggs. enjoy

That shet is awesome man. Hahaha, I've done that so many times before. Now I must buy more Jufran!!!!!(AKA Banana Ketchup)

[ChukoLiang]

hey glass! And anyone else who cares, I suppose! That garlic chicken makes a MEAN sammich.

[GlassAdam]

Tonight, I shall be making BAKED POTATOES!!! My method (no foil wrapping!) provides for a tasty, slightly crispy skin.

You need:

- potatoes
- butter (or substitute)
- table salt (or sea salt yummm)
- fork
- aluminum foil

What to do:

- Set your oven to "bake" and preheat it to 350 degrees.

- Set out a plate or napkin where you'll be preparing your potatoes. On the plate or napkin (or whatever) sprinkle some table salt.

- Wash you potatoes and set on the salt-covered plate. Take a generous amount of butter and smother those fuckers all over. Cover the hell out of 'em.

- When all the potatoes are sufficiently covered in butter, take some more salt and sprinkle over the top. The goal here is to make sure that when you're done, the potatoes are covered in butter and then have salt sprinkled all over. Alternately, you could just roll the buttered potatoes on the salt-covered plate. [UPDATE: I've recently taken to sprinkling other assorted spices on top of the potatoes before I bake them, along with the salt and butter. For example, on tonight's batch I sprinkled garlic powder and parsley flakes, I've used oregano as well.]

- Take a fork and stab the potatoes twice on each side, for a total of 4 stabbings per potato. You don't have to go all Friday the 13th on 'em, just make sure you get some holes in there. This is to prevent the potatoes from exploding in the oven!!!

- By now your oven should be preheated. Take an oven pan and lay out some aluminum foil on top of it. This will be to catch the drippings from your potatoes as they bake! Set the foil-covered pan on a lower rack in the oven.

- Lay the potatoes on a center rack in the oven, DIRECTLY ON THE RACK (no foil or pan underneath necessary). The foil-covered rack that you put below will catch all the mess (and there really won't be much). [see picture]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/glassadam/potato.jpg Sorry for the blurry picture!

- Let the potatoes bake for 1 to 1.5 hours at 350 degrees. Halfway through, flip the potatoes over (this probably isn't essential, but I like to do it anyway).

- You'll know they're done when you gently squeeze a potato (using an oven mitt, of course!) and there's a decent amount of give (softness). Alternately, you could take a fork and stab a potato and there will be zero resistance.

-When you're confident that they're done, take the potatoes out, cut in half, fill with more butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, &c... Whatever you like.

- Enjoy!

[ChukoLiang]

sounds delicious. I must partake.

[KomodoAce]

Tonight, I shall be making BAKED POTATOES!!! My method (no foil wrapping!) provides for a tasty, slightly crispy skin.

You need:

- Take a fork and stab the potatoes twice on each side, for a total of 4 stabbings per potato. You don't have to go all Friday the 13th on 'em, just make sure you get some holes in there. This is to prevent the potatoes from exploding in the oven!!!



- Enjoy!

Now you're just daring me to try it haha.

Sounds good I'll try it sometime when I make some chicken.

[GlassAdam]

I've got a couple recipes for super-easy breads (no bread machine, no yeast) if anyone's interested.

[KomodoAce]

Only an oven for cooking?

I'm interested. I haven't made home made bread since I made some in some mass bread baking session back in first grade.

[GlassAdam]

Yep, oven only. And they turn out pretty good, too.

[KomodoAce]

Awesome.

Let's see it. I'll post my own recipe of something when I have the chance.

[GlassAdam]

Beer Bread

You will need:
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- half-cup sugar
- 1 12oz can beer (room temp) any brand (I used Miller High Life last time)
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
- oven-safe dish
- wooden spoon or whisk

What to do:

1) set oven to 'bake', preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) grease 5x9 dish (or any shaped pan around those dimensions, really, as long as it's oven-safe. The one I use is actually 8x8 glass. Square shape isn't recommended, but it's all I've got :()

3) mix flour, sugar, and beer together, beating well until smooth. You can use a wooden spoon, but a whisk works best

4) pour mixture into pan, drizzle melted butter over top

5) bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until you judge it's done (a good way to test is to stick a toothpick into it. If you pull out the toothpick and it comes out clean, it's done).

6) when done, remove from oven and let cool just a bit. Serve warm with butter.

[KomodoAce]

I hate to say it but I rarely have beer around.

Do you have another recipe that doesn't require beer? Although I'll definitely give this one a shot the next time I get a 12 pack of Natty (ugh) or Pabst.

[GlassAdam]

Definitely. I've got one for Irish Soda Bread that's pretty much just as easy. I'll post it tomorrow.

[KomodoAce]

Sweet. Thanks.

[GlassAdam]

Just in time for St Paddy's Day:

Easy Irish Soda Bread!!!

What You Need:
- 3 and a half cups flour
- half cup sugar
- half teaspoon salt
- half teaspoon baking soda
- half teaspoon baking powder
- one teaspoon cream of tartar
- one cup raisins
- two cups milk
- oven-safe cake pan
- cooking spray

What To Do:

- preheat oven to 350 degrees

- spray cooking spray all over inside of the pan you intend to bake the bread in. Once that's done, throw flour liberally all over the inside of the greased pan. This is too ensure that the bread will not stick to the pan when baked.

- mix all ingredients except milk by hand in the pan.

- add milk to mixture, mix well

- bake at 350 degress for one hour.

- you can tell it's done by sticking a toothpick into the bread. If it comes out clean, it's done.

- serve warm or cold with cream cheese (or butter, I suppose)




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[KomodoAce]

Sweet. I'll need to pick up some cream of tartar and try that out.

[GlassAdam]

I used McCormick!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/glassadam/cream-of-tartar.gif

[Robobvious]

Rob's Awesome DIY BLT's

You will need:
Bread of your choosing
Bacon (preferably instant for convenience)
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Mayonaisse (preferably Hellmann's for flavor)

Preparation:
Toast bread, chop lettuce, slice tomatoes, put bacon on paper towel and nuke it in the microwave, and open the mayonaisse jar.

Cooking:

Spread mayo on toasted bread.
Arrange chop lettuce on both slices.
Put two slices of tomato on one slice.
Rip the pieces of bacon into halves and arrange them atop the tomatoe and cover the slice with the other.
Enjoy!

[GlassAdam]

Haha nice! I make BLTs all the time... But I don't microwave the bacon.

In fact, I just took photos of my bacon-making process so that I could create a 'how to make perfect bacon' post. I should get going on that...

[Robobvious]

PERFECT BACON!? IS THIS POSSIBLE? Could a mortal man make bacon any greater than it was when first conceived by roman god baconeus?

[GlassAdam]

Baconeus, hmmm? I bet you didn't know that I happen to have a photograph of Baconeus!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/glassadam/baconfat.jpg

[Robobvious]

Baconeus, hmmm? I bet you didn't know that I happen to have a photograph of Baconeus!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/glassadam/baconfat.jpg

MY EYES!!!

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/b/0/5/b05f7c8f87001e9e93f28838c6800317.gif

[Robobvious]

I demand the skittlebrau recipe (that is if there's anything to it, I always assumed you bought good booze [vodka perhaps?] and good skittles and then just sort of let them get to know eachother for a few days in the same bottle). I believe it was Alucard who was claiming fame to knowing the best way to do it?

[Hero_X]

Bacon Explosion (http://http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/)

[Robobvious]

Bacon Explosion (http://http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/)

...Yeah that link didn't do shit, besides turn off my intranet settings.

[Fedaykin]

Here (http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/)

Also, awesomeness.

[Hero_X]

...Yeah that link didn't do shit, besides turn off my intranet settings.

Here.

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[Robobvious]

SWEET JESUS IT'S A TAPESTRY OF BACON!
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-2.jpg

http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-4.jpg

http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-10.jpg

http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-11.jpg

Oh god, a bacon burrito... where the burrito itself is woven from bacon.

[Fedaykin]

OMG I really want to make that thing now. It's so epic, if I ate it I'd probably grow a beard and 20 Lbs of muscle instantaneously from the sheer awesomeness.

*drool*

[GlassAdam]

Yeah that's about the manliest thing I've seen since the last time I looked in the mirror.

heheh

[Robobvious]

OMG I really want to make that thing now. It's so epic, if I ate it I'd probably grow a beard and 20 Lbs of muscle instantaneously from the sheer awesomeness.

*drool*

More like 30 litres of cholestrol built up in your heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. Which would severely debilitate your cardio, thus your exercise regimen, putting you at risk for heart attack and obesity. But damn would it be delicious.

[SnakeEyez]

That's the kind of thing you request when you're on death row, you only get one more meal, and you know you're gonna die soon anyway.

[WanderingMind]

I want to eat that....

[ChukoLiang]

That's the kind of thing you request when you're on death row, you only get one more meal, and you know you're gonna die soon anyway.

I heard from somewhere that the death row inmates never eat their last meal. Ever. They'll order extravagant stuff, and never touch it.

[Robobvious]

I heard from somewhere that the death row inmates never eat their last meal. Ever. They'll order extravagant stuff, and never touch it.

I doubt that's true of every death row inmate, granted a lot of guys probably just aren't hungry when the time comes, but somebody is bound to fucking down that shit.

[Mala_Suerte]

I know I would eat as much as I could. Especially since when you die you effecate your bowels...special delivery upon expiration :eek:!

[GlassAdam]

Here's an excellent pancake recipe I found and tried today. Turned out very tasty, one of the better pancake recipes I've tried!

http://kitchenparade.com/2009/02/my-moms-pancake-recipe.php

[Robobvious]

Who here likes Beef Stroganoff? Because I love it, it's so good! And french onion soup... prime rib... lobster... :neko_100:

Huh? What? Sorry, got a little sidetracked there. Anyways, anyone have any new recipes? Maybe the best beef stroganoff recipe ever? :D