David and Nicole's Recipes

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Chicken Yam Soup

  • 1 lb skinless, boneless, chicken thighs, cut in 1" pieces
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion,minced
  • 3 leeks, white and light green parts only,thinly sliced
  • 3 jalapenos, seeded, minced
  • 2 yams, peeled, cut in a 1/2" dice
  • 5 cups chicken stock
  • sea salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dry sage
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup milk
  1. Heat the butter with the olive oil in a large pot.
  2. Brown the chicken for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Set chicken aside.
  3. Add the onion, leeks, and jalapenos to the pot and saute until tender, for about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the yams and saute 5 minutes.
  5. Return the chicken and add the chicken stock.
  6. Add the bay leaves, and the sage, and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce the heat and cook 10 minutes.
  8. Remove 2 cups of the yams and puree.  Return to the soup.
  9. Stir in the cream and milk.  Check the seasoning.  Serve.

Grilled Butterflied Chicken

  • 1 chicken, butterflied
  • 3 tbsp fresh rosemary
  • the juice and husks of 1 lemon
  • 1 onion, cut in wedges
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp sirracha
  • kosher salt
  1. Combine the rosemary, lemon, onion, and olive oil.  Rub into the chicken and chill overnight.
  2. Heat the grill and remove the chicken from the fridge to come to room temperature.
  3. Slather with sirracha and season generously with the salt.
  4. Place on the grill, cut side down, and cook over indirect heat for about an hour and a half.
  5. Let rest 10 minutes.
  6. Serve.

Turkey Burgers

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup panko
  • 1 scallion, minced
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 egg
  • the juice of half a lemon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • ciabatta, toasted
  • lettuce
  • sliced pickles
  • mayonnaise
  • mustard
  • blue cheese, crumbled
  1. Heat the grill.
  2. Combine the turkey with the panko, scallion, worcesterwhire, egg, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and cayenne.
  3. Mix well and form into 4 patties.
  4. Grill until cooked.
  5. Meanwhile take the toasted bread, and spread with mayo and mustard.  Add the remaining ingredients.  Lay the patties on top.
  6. Serve.

Thai Turkey Cabbage Salad

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1/4 lb rice noodles
  • 3 cups chopped green cabbage
  • 1 cup arugula
  • the juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp thai basil, roughly chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, minced
  • 1/2 tomato, diced
  • 1/2 carrot, peeled, cut in matchsticks
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  1. Cook the rice noodles in hot water.  Drain.  Set aside.
  2. Combine the cabbage, arugula, jalapeno, tomato, carrot, and basil.
  3. Add the noodles.
  4. Heat a skillet with the peanut oil.  Saute the turkey until cooked.  Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Add the lime juice, fish sauce, and peanuts to the cabbage.
  6. Add the turkey and toss well.
  7. Serve.

Asian Turkey Roll Ups

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 8 whole, carefully washed green cabbage leaves, separated
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 scallion, minced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 serrano chili, minced
  • 3/4 cup diced water chesnuts
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  1. Combine the salt, sugar, and cornstarch with the turkey and mix well.  Let stand 10 minutes.
  2. Heat a large skillet and add the peanut oil.
  3. When the oil is hot add the shallot, garlic, scallion, and chili and saute until fragrant.
  4. Add the turkey and the water chesnuts and saute until coloured.
  5. Add the sauces and mix well and continue to saute until fully cooked.
  6. Serve the mixture hot, with the whole cabbage leaves.  Place a generous spoonful on a leaf and roll up.  Munch away.

Asian Chicken Salad

  • 3 cups water
  • scallions
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled, chopped
  • salt
  • sugar
  • 3/4 lb whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sambal oelek
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • cracked pepper
  • 3 tbsp chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp dry sherry
  • 2 cups ice berg lettuce, washed, shredded
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/4 lb rice noodles, cooked, drained, cooled
  1. Combine 3 cups water with 2 scallions, diced, 1 onion, the ginger, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp sugar.  Cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes.
  2. Add the chicken, cover and cook on medium low heat for 7 minutes.
  3. Let cool in the liquid.
  4. Meanwhile combine the soy sauce, the tahini, vinegar, cracked pepper, 1 tsp sambal oelek, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 scallion, minced, the garlic, sesame oil, cracked pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, chicken stock, and dry sherry.  Mix well.
  5. Toss in the lettuce and bean sprouts and noodles.
  6. Chop the chicken and toss with the salad.  Serve
  7. Chop the chicken and toss with the salad.
  8. Ser

Chinese Chicken Salad

  • 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (I used the chicken leftover from making stock)
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 1/2 cup grated daikon
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, diced cucumber
  • 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sambal oelek
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.  Combine with the remaining ingredients.
  2. Toss well and season to taste.

Tori Maki

  • 3/4 cup thinly sliced raw chicken breast
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled, grated
  • soy sauce
  • 2 tsp mirin
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tbsp water
  • canola oil
  1. In a skillet heat a small drizzle of canola oil.  Saute the chicken until fully cooked but not dry.
  2. Remove chicken and combine with ginger, 2 tsp soy sauce, the mirin, and the sugar.  Mix well.  Set aside.
  3. Beat the eggs, with the water, 1 tsp soy sauce, and the salt.
  4. Heat a lightly oiled skillet and pour in the egg.
  5. Cook without stirring until bottom is set but the top is still liquid.
  6. Towards one side, place the chicken mixture in a neat row.
  7. Let firm up a bit more and then roll the chicken up in the egg.  Cut in two.  Serve.

Thai Basil Chicken Stir Fry on Rice

  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 thai chilis, seeded, minced
  • 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup chicken stock
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 15 basil leaves
  • steamed white rice
  1. Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet or wok.  Saute the garlic and chilis for 30 seconds.
  2. Add the chicken and saute 2 minutes.
  3. Pour in the liquids and the sugar and cook 2 minutes.
  4. Add the red bell pepper and cook 1 minute.
  5. Add the basil, stir.  Serve with white rice.

Duck Breasts with Cherries

  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1  cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 tsp dried chili flakes
  • 8 fresh cherries, pitted
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 2 duck breasts
  1. Score the duck skin with a criss cross pattern.  Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
  2. Place breasts skin side down in a hot skillet and cook until fat is rendered.  Turn and briefly cook on the other side.
  3. Remove duck to rest and discard fat from the pan.
  4. Deglaze the pan with the stock and scrape at the pan well.  Add the vinegar and the sugar and then add the chili flakes.  Let reduce for 5 minutes on high heat.
  5. Add cherries and simmer 3 minutes.
  6. Add the butter.
  7. Serve the duck with the sauce.

 

May 2012
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