Actually, I've been thinking a lot about chickens. They're all likely
to be facing the executioner pretty soon, thanks to avian flu. Better
devour them before it's too late.
Mark
At 09:34 PM 3/13/2006, you wrote:
>On 14/3/06 12:44 PM, "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Speaking of birds, I just did something rather nice to a skinless
> > chicken leg. Basically a chicken marengo--brown the chicken in butter
> > and oil, remove, throw in diced shallot, (my innovations) paprika and
> > a diced jalapeno, after shallot is transparent add a diced tomato.
> > Cover and cook for a while, then add chicken and chopped mushrooms,
> > white wine, and, the big change, maple syrup. When the chicken's done
> > remove and reduce sauce over high flame, spoon over chicken and serve.
>
>Mark, I'm quite sure your response to Kinsella is Pavlovian: the merest
>mention instantly provokes a carnivorous recipe. I'm only disappointed it
>doesn't feature some exotic species of wildlife. It does sound good, I do
>admit.
>
>My favourite chicken thing at present is Manny "stripping the chicken" in an
>episode of Black Books. I don't know if Black Books made it to the States,
>so no doubt this will mean nothing...
>
>Cheers
>
>A
>
>
>Alison Croggon
>
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