Squirlys Chicken Maque Choux Food

CHICKEN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the corn oil in a skillet. Season the chicken with salt and add to the skillet. Sauté until browned. Remove and reserve.
• In a Dutch oven or other oven proof casserole, heat the remaining oil. Add the onions and 2 tablespoons of water. Cook until soft but not brown.
• Add the corn, peppers, tomatoes, thyme to the onions and season with some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes to combine flavors.
• Add the cream and bring back up to a boil. Allow to reduce slightly.
• Transfer the chicken to the casserole. Place, uncovered, in the oven and cook about 35 minutes.
• Stir in the basil. Cook an additional 5 minutes.Serve the chicken on a serving dish and cover with the vegetables. Serve accompanied by some cornbread if desired.

MAQUE CHOUX - RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the bacon. Cook the bacon until it becomes nice and crispy, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the corn onion, peppers and Cajun seasonings. Cook until they soften up, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream (or chicken stock). Let it warm for about 2 minutes, stirring a bit, then remove from heat.
• Serve!

SUNNY'S SWEET QUICK KENNER MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• In a large pan with straight sides, add the bacon and cook over medium heat, rendering the fat until crispy, about 8 minutes. Add the onions, celery, bell pepper, butter and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until the veggies are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, garlic, corn and chicken stock. Stir and bring to a low simmer, then cook until everything is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the yogurt and a generous amount of black pepper, more salt and cayenne pepper.
• Transfer to a platter and serve.

SQUIRLY'S CHICKEN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Cut corn from cobs and scrape out milk.
• Cut chicken into serving pieces.
• Season well with salt and pepper.
• Dust pieces in flour on all sides until well coated.
• In a heavy bottom Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Saute chicken and brown well on all sides.
• When brown (it will not been totally done yet), remove from pot and keep warm.
• In the same oil, add corn, onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, green onion and tomatoes.
• Saute 3-5 minutes or until veggies are wilted.
• Add tomato sauce and mushrooms.
• Return chicken to pot and stir well into the vegetables.
• Add chicken stock, cover and reduce to simmer and cook until chicken is tender, approximately.
• 45 minutes.
• Season to taste with hot pepper sauce.

MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Saute the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno pepper in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in corn, tomatoes, and Creole seasoning; reduce heat to low.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Cut kernels off cobs and, working over a large bowl, scrape cobs with knife to extract all juices. Discard cobs. Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a heavy 8-qt. pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown sausage, transferring to a plate. Brown chicken in batches, transferring to another plate.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot, then sauté onions, bell peppers, celery, thyme, cayenne, and salt to taste over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes. Add corn with juices and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and sausage.
• Nestle chicken into mixture and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. If the maque choux is soupier than you like, simmer uncovered until juices are reduced. Stir in basil and season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Cut corn off cob, and then scrape ears with back of knife to obtain milky pulp.
• In a heavy iron pot, brown the chicken in oil a few pieces at a time, until all sides are done.
• Add corn, onions and the rest of the ingredients to the pot.
• Stir mixture frequently while cooking over low flame for 30 minutes.
• If mixture is too dry, add a small amount of milk.

MAQUE CHOUX - CAJUN

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook it until it is browned up and crispy, approximately 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon, with a slotted spoon, to a paper towel lined plate so it can drain.
• Add butter and onions to the pot and cook until soft, approximately 5 minutes. Add the Creole seasoning and garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Increase the heat to med-high and then add the okra, bay leaf, thyme, black pepper and cayenne. Stir to combine. Cook, stirring frequently, until the okra is crisp tender, approximately 5 minutes. Add the corn and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring once and a while. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes. Last, add the salt and reserved bacon, stir to combine and serve!

CAJUN CHICKEN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Cut whole kernels from ears of corn to measure 4 cups; set aside, and.
• discard cobs.
• Combine garlic powder and the next 6 ingredients (garlic powder through.
• ground red pepper); stir well. Place 2 tablespoons garlic powder mixture.
• in a shallow dish, and dredge chicken in garlic powder mixture; set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove.
• from pan; set aside.
• Add chicken to pan, and cook over medium-high heat 1 minute on each side.
• or until browned. Remove from pan, and set aside. Add bell pepper and.
• onion to pan, and sauté 5 minutes. Add corn, remaining garlic powder.
• mixture, tomato, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook over medium heat 30.
• minutes. Return the chicken to pan, nestling chicken into corn mixture;.
• cook 15 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Spoon 1-1/4 cups corn mixture on each of 4 individual plates, and top with.
• 1 chicken breast half. Crumble bacon over each serving, and sprinkle with.
• parsley.