Dawn of the Chicken

shh.. the Doctor is asleep in the other room and this is a surprise.

I've been making him breakfast the last week or so..cause food and snogs are the best(only) way to get him up with the least fuss. soem of my ideas have not been so good because, unlike me, unusual textures are a deal breaker. So i thought this morning i could make him honeyed chicken tenders and alfredo rice.

Not Breakfast you say?! Tiddlywinks! If you eat it first its breakfast. If you like it, eat it. dont let anyone tell you when you have to eat eggs and waffles!! I often have eggs Benedict for dinner. that's just a tasty-anytime-meal that is.

but since i dont have honey i have to improvise. Also since fried chicken is sometimes dipped in milk/cream before the breading i think i have the perfect solution. Haagendaas Special Reserve Hawaiian Honey and Cream Icecream! now wait a moment.. lets work this out. honey, yes, cream, yes, ice..can be melted. This also fixes the problem i've seen around of honey burning and not being able to coat the chicken and stay on.

so my ingrediant list goes as follows. :

FOR THE CHICKEN
Software-
1 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into finger sized strips
~ enough melted icecream to coat and half cover the chicken

(Breading)
1 cup of flour
1 heavy tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp dried onion flakes
1 pkt of Ramen chicken seasoning

Hardware
Deep wide frying pan
cooling rack
paper towels
cookie pan
tongs
2 shallow bowls
enough crisco to (melted) coat the bottom of pan by 1/2 inch

FOR THE ALFREDO RICE
Software-
1 cup white rice
2 cups cool water
1 jar of alfredo sauce
1 tsp of parsley flakes
~ Extra Parm Cheese for Garnish

Hardware
Rice cooker
med/Lg mixing bowl
serving spoon

How to Prepare

For the Rice
put water and rice into rice cooker.
cover.
turn on.
walk away.
Wait till finished cooking.
carefully put hot rice into mixing bowl.
stir about to cool.
add alfredo sauce. stir
add parsley. stir
taste. season with salt if too bland.
Plate.
Sprinkle Parm cheese over top
Enjoy.

FOR THE CHICKEN

add the chicken strips to the melted icecream in bowl.
cover
let sit in fridge for 30min to an hour
Mix up breading in other bowl
take chicken from fridge and set next to breadding bowl
with tips of fingers on ONE hand take chicken from bowl and dip both sides into breadding mix.
place on cooling rack.
repeat until all chicken is done
let sit 2 min for the breading to set.
turn pan on med high and add crisco
dip chicken in icecream and again in breading
place in (now heated) pan. should start sizzling.
repeat until pan is full. dont crowd the pan.
cook for 2 1/2 min
flip
cook 2 min
wash off cooking rack while chicken cooks
place a few layers of paper towels on the cookie sheet
place cooling rack upside down on them
as the peices get done move them to the cooling rack
let rest for a couple min after to cool and suck back up juices
Plate with Dipping sauce if wanted.
Enjoy

And now i goto make them!! pictures will be in the next post hopefully later today.

Eat and be Merry!
~Gourmet Girlfriend~