White Chili

What You Will Need:

2          TB                    Butter

2          c.                     Onions

2         tsp.                  Garlic (minced)

2          c.                     Chicken (cooked and chopped)

8          c.                     Water or Chicken Stock

2         tsp.                  Cilantro (fresh and chopped)

1          can                  Great Northern Beans

¼         tsp.                  Ground Cloves

¼         tsp.                  White Pepper (or Cayenne)

1/2      tsp.                    Salt

1          c.                     Rice (cooked)

2         TB                    Flour

½         c.                     Water

 

What You Do:

1. Saute the Onion in the Butter for 5 – 8 min.

2. Add the Garlic and cook for 3 more minutes.

3. Add the Chicken, Liquid, Beans, Cilantro and seasonings.

4. Bring to a Boil and add the Rice.

5. Bring it down to a simmer

6. Make a slurry from the Water and Flour and add to soup.

 

The Low Down:

This is a very easy soup to make and it is packed with a lot of different flavors you might not be expecting.  I use to serve this in my restaurant and everyone who tried it loved it. 

 

What you won’t be expecting is the taste of the cloves.  I don’t love cloves but they add a nice warmth to the soup that you don’t find just anywhere.  This soup is good in the winter or summer.

 

*You make the slurry by whisking the flour into the warm water slowly so as not to make any lumps.

Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs in a Slow Cooker

 

Chicken thighs deliver a lot of flavor and the sauce adds just the right amount of punch.   We made this for dinner and fell in love with it.  It is extremely easy and you can serve it over anything you want.  The original sauce called for Hoisin but I didn’t have any so I just substituted with Orange Marmalade ‘cause is sounded good.  And it was. 

 

What You Need:

2          TB        Maple Syrup

3          TB        Hoisin Sauce ( I used Orange Marmalade)

2          TB        Olive Oil

2          TB        Soy Sauce

1 ½      tsp.      Dijon Mustard

1          tsp.      Minced Garlic

½         tsp.      Red Pepper Flakes

 

2          lbs        Skinless, Boneless Chicken Thighs

¼          tsp.      Salt

 

¼          c.         Water

2          TB        Cornstarch or Arrowroot

 

 

What You Do:

1.  Whisk the 1^st 7 ingredients together

2.  Salt the Chicken and place in slow cooker.  Pour sauce over Chicken.

3.  Cook it on low for 5 hours

4.  Remove Chicken with slotted spoon.  Turn it on high.

5.  Whisk Cornstarch and water and pour into sauce.  Whisk until thickened.

6.  Serve over whatever you want to serve it over