Well in case you haven't heard the Barbecue Bachelor was rated one of the top food blogs in Chester County by the Chester Count Cuisine and Nightlife Magazine. Another blog that made list was My Lil’ Kitchen by KimDeC. Besides being an incredible cook she is obviously also a fantastic photographer. The other day I was trolling through her recipes and stumbled upon her Chicken Paprikash and decided to try and recreate it but in my own twist.- 4 Chicken quarters
- 1 Smoked Ham Hock
- 1 Cubed Potato
- 1 Tbs. Canola Oil
- 1 Cup of Chicken Stock
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 5 Garlic Cloves
- Handful of Paprika
- Pinch of Ow!
- Salt
- Pepper
Following KimDeC's instructions I pan fried the leg quarters using my cast iron dutch oven in the canola oil for about 15 minutes to brown them up a bit. I chose to take the skin off the chicken though you could certainly leave it on as well. I then removed the chicken from the skillet and added the garlic, onions and the rest of the spices. I fried them up a bit and then added everything back into the dutch oven along with the chicken broth, potato and smoked ham hock. I let that simmer for about 40 minutes. At the end, to thicken up the sauce, I put in a pinch of corn starch. Served over a bed of whole wheat pasta this turned out pretty darn tasty.
Thanks for the idea KimDeC. Hopefully you don't think I butchered your recipe to badly. I guess you just forgot to add a ham hock to yours:)
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3 comments:
jeeze, all you famous food bloggers out there making the rest of us look bad! ha ha
Nice looking dish. I think Kimmie was holding out the ham hock from the ingredient list 'cause it was her secret ingredient. She's stingy that way:)
Ha ha, or maybe she just assumes a ham hock is a given
Hock THIS, you two!
BB, this looks great! I would never even think to mix chicken and ham in one dish, which is proof that men and women lend different "performances" to the kitchen. It's just one more aspect of life where we're Mars and Venus!
I see you used bone-in, too, which certainly added to the flavor of the dish. I had some boneless thighs...but my Me-Mom always used bone-in.
Thanks for the shout-out, BB!
Look how jealous Chris is that he doesn't live in WC. If he did, it'd be pretty ugly between you two...fighting for the BBQ title and all. Just sayin'.
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