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Roasted Chicken Halves on Leek, Carrot Bed with Herbs De Provence Potatoes with Pickled Mustard Seed Pan Gravy

January 17, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Mindy’s dad is in town and we rarely get to see him. She told me he really likes chicken so I decided to put on a little show.  Oh, he also brought me a bunch of cast-iron pans so I had to put them to the test! The pan gravy isn’t pictured but it was a monster sauce, so many textures and layers to it….actually, everything in this dish had a lot of textures and layers.  The pickled mustard seed…..David […]

Categories: Chicken, Sauce • Tags: Braising, Carrot, Chicken, Chicken Halves, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Food Blog, Gravy, Leek, Pan Gravy, Potatoes, recipe, Roasting, Sauce

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Duck Fat Fries, Herbs de Provence Chicken Tenders with a Duck Fat Country Gravy

December 18, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Duck fat is in…..Yup. Ingredients: DUCK FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Russet potatoes, shoestring cut……buy a mandoline Standard breading procedure………..flour with herbs de provence, sel de mer (salt), and pepper……whisked eggs……and panko bread crumbs with herbs de provence, sel de mer, and pepper Chicken breasts cut into 1 inch by 4 inch long pieces AP flour Heavy cream Milk Butter Parsley, minced Procedure: Have a heart attack! Cut potatoes with mandoline then blanch them in duck fat then freeze Standard bread the chicken then […]

Categories: Chicken, Potatoes, Sauce • Tags: Appetizer, Chicken, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Duck Fat, Food Blog, Fried, Fries, Gravy, recipe

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Buttermilk Soaked Halibut with Dill, Tarragon Mashed Potatoes, and a White Wine Gravy

October 4, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Went to a friend’s house to watch the Seahawks play. They supplied the halibut I supplied the awesomeness. The picture is lacking because I didn’t want to pose up a shot in front of all the guys……a little weird. So I did a quick fire as I was walking by the table……sneaky. Equipment: Stock Pot Baking Sheet Small Sauce Pan Ingredients: Halibut Fresh Halibut Buttermilk Dill Salt and Green Peppercorn Mashed Potatoes Russet potatoes, peeled Parmesan cheese Heavy Cream Sour […]

Categories: Potatoes, Sauce, Seafood • Tags: Cooking Blog, Gravy, Halibut, Mashed Potatoes, recipe

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Roasted Chicken With Lavender Gravy

January 22, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Chicken in a 1 gallon bag with brine mixture. I added garlic and marjoram to the brine. Stuffing: Onion, Squash, Plantain, Pepper, and Salt Potatoes covered with shallots and ham All done! Presentation Chicken: -1 whole chicken -Brine mixture with added garlic and marjoram Baste for chicken: -1 tbsp. melted butter -1 tsp. oregano -1 tsp. lemon juice Stuffing: -1 green squash, peeled -1/2 white onion, diced -1/2 plantain, diced -pinch of salt and pepper Potatoes -2 thinly sliced yukon […]

Categories: Chicken, Potatoes, Sauce • Tags: Brine, Chicken, Gravy, Lavender, Potatoes, recipe, Stuffing

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