Barbaras Chicken Dish Food

BARBARA'S PEACHY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Shake chicken pieces in bag with flour and salt & pepper (to taste); brown in butter and oil.
• Place browned chicken in a greased 3-quart casserole dish.
• Combine orange juice with vinegar, brown sugar, basil and nutmeg and pour over chicken.
• Cover (aluminum foil works great) and bake at 375 degrees F for 1.25 hours or until tender, but baste often.
• Then place peach halves between chicken pieces, baste well and bake uncovered for 15 minutes longer.

BARBARA'S CHICKEN DISH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large fry pan.
• add the chicken, (cut in bite sized pieces) and the chopped onion.
• stir for about 2 minutes.
• add the garlic, and continue cooking till the chicken is golden.
• add the white wine.
• add the tomatos.
• add the stock or water.
• simmer until chicken is cooked and the sauce is reduced.(thats why you use a LARGE pan.).
• when done, salt and cracked pepper to taste, turn off heat and cover.
• when ready to serve, re-heat, stir in the sour cream, but dont re-boil.
• serve over pasta, (I like curls) with a green salad.

BARBARA BUSH'S BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish.
• For marinade, stir together 3 tablespoons lemon juice, cooking oil, salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and garlic.
• Pour over chicken.
• Close bag.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, turning often.
• In a saucepan, combine water, onion, sugar, butter, mustard, vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Bring to boiling, reduce heat.
• simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Stir in catsup, Worcestershire, 6 to 8 tablespoons lemon juice, and red pepper.
• Return to boiling, reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes or until reduced to about 4 cups.
• Meanwhile, drain, chicken, disacrding marinade.
• In a grill with a cover, arrange preheated coals around a drip pan.
• Test for medium heat above the pan.
• Place chicken, bone side down, on grill rack over drip pan.
• cover and grill for 50 to 60 minutes or until chicken is done (170 degrees for breast meat and 180 degrees for thighs and legs), brushing often with barbecue sauce the last 10 minutes of grilling.
• To serve, pass additional barbecue sauce with chicken.

BARBARA BUSH'S LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rub breasts with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and a little flour.
• Sauté in butter 7 minutes each side.
• Remove to baking dish.
• Mix above ingredients in sauté pan, scraping well.
• Strain over breasts.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and broil until lightly browned.