Saras Camp Chicken Food

SARA'S MUSTARD CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter in 3 quart rectangular dish and place in oven. Remove when butter is melted. In bowl combine flour with mustard and paprika. Salt and pepper chicken. Coat both sides of chicken in the flour mixture, then place skin side down in the butter. Turn chicken and dip the other side in butter and lay in the pan. Repeat with other chicken pieces.
• Bake for 1 hour or until done.

AUNT SARA'S CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Lightly flour the chicken and brown in the oil.
• Add the paprika, onion powder, salt, pepper, vegetables, parsley and chicken broth.
• Simmer until the chicken is cooked, approximately one hour. Remove the chicken pieces and cool slightly or until you are able to remove the meat from the bones.
• Pour the broth through a colander back into the kettle and discard the vegetables. Cool the broth slightly.
• Combine the sour cream, water and flour until smooth and stir into the warm broth to make a creamy, slightly thick gravy.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil and make the dumpling dough.
• In a large bowl beat the eggs, add the water, flour and salt to make a sticky dough. Put the dough on a large plate and cut dumplings with a spoon into the boiling water. The size that you make them is totally your call. We like them to be about grape size but you can certainly make them smaller. if you happen to have a spatzele cutter this works great as well. Stir and cook the dumplings for about 5 minutes or until the float on the top of the water. Drain well.
• Add the chicken pieces back into the gravy and server over the dumplings. YYYUUUUMMMM!

SARA'S FULL-FLAVORED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot on medium-high.
• Salt and pepper chicken pieces and add to hot oil.
• Brown all chicken pieces very well on each side. I find it easy to use long tongs to turn them.
• Add onions and garlic to pot and cook until transluscent. Do NOT overcook the garlic, it will really ruin the flavor of the broth.
• Add 12c. of water, chicken broth, italian seasoning and bay leaves. If you don't have broth I'll add about 2TB of Better than Boullion.
• Simmer for 1-2 hours until the chicken is falling from the bones.
• Remove Chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Strain out onions, bay leaves and any larger chunks of garlic.
• Add celery and carrots and turn heat up to boil, then reduce to simmer. While veggies are cooking, shred or cut up chicken pieces, discarding the skins and bones. Return to pot. At this point, if your stock/liquid has cooked down quite a bit, you can always add more water at this point. I usually do!
• Check vegetables after 20-30 minutes; remove from heat.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Enjoy!

SARA'S CAMP CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown chicken in cast iron pan. Mix other ingredients and pour over the chicken. Cook for at least one hour. Sauce should be thick. Serve with steamed or wild rice. Serve with steamed or wild rice. NOTE: You can use other chicken parts or even a whole chicken--just be sure the chicken is well done.A Back Country Guide to Outdoor Cooking Spiced with Tall Tales - Fowl & Fish