Lip Smacking Chicken Chili Recipes

CHICKEN WITH JESSE'S LIP SMACKING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the garlic in cup of boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove and chop fine. Saute the onions in the olive oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, until just starting to brown. Remove from the heat and wait 1 minute for the pan to start to cool. Add the chopped garlic, stir, and place mixture in a bowl to cool - never let the garlic hit the hot oil over the fire - this way the garlic will infuse the remaining moisture and not burn and get bitter.
• In a large stock pot over medium-low heat add the catsup and bring to a slow simmer, always stirring. After 10 minutes add the onions, garlic, soy sauce, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, yellow mustard, pickapeppa sauce, and wine vinegar, and let simmer for another 10 minutes, covered.
• Cut all the fruit into quarters and squeeze the juice into the pot. Then, add the fruit to the pot, with the brown sugar, horseradish, and Dr. Pepper. Continue to simmer for at least 40 minutes, covered.
• Add the dried chile peppers and cayenne, turn off heat and let the chiles go to work for about another 20 minutes.
• Chicken:
• Add all items to a very large pot of boiling water. Reduce heat, cover with a plate and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from the pot and let cool to room temperature, covered.
• Your grill should be very hot. We use a smoke box with wet wood chips in the gas grill to add a nice wood flavor (optional). Lightly spray the grill with nonstick spray. Add the chicken and get nice grill marks on both sides. The bbq sauce should be in a large pot that has just been removed from the heat.
• Very important: Just paint the chicken lightly with the sauce and let it stay on the grill for 1 minute on each side, just to burn the sauce. Remove from the grill and submerge in the hot bbq sauce for a just a second. Put on platter and serve with very sour dough bread and vinegar and oil based cole slaw, cold beer and look out.

LIP SMACKING CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• 1. To prep in advance: Cook bacon strips in batches in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Allow bacon to cool, then crumble into pieces and refrigerate for up to two days.
• 2. Heat the oven to 400º F . Place the chicken thighs on foil-lined baking sheets and season with salt and pepper. Cover the chicken with foil and bake for 30-40 minutes or until it reaches 165º F on an instant-read thermometer. (Depending on your oven size, you may need to do this in batches.) Cool and refrigerate up to 2 days.
• 3. To assemble: You'll need a very large pot, at least 6 quarts, pot. Put olive oil in the pot and place over medium heat. Add onions and bell peppers, and season well with salt; cook, stirring often, until the onion softens and browns slightly, about 10-15 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring, for about 2-3 minutes. Raise the heat to high and add the beer, beans, whole chipotles (if using) and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• 4. Chop the chicken into 1-inch chunks. Add to the stew along with the bacon, lime juice and cilantro. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If using dried chipotles, remove and discard. Allow stew to cool (see note), divide among four 1-gallon zip-top freezer bags, label with contents and reheating instructions, and freeze.
• 5. To serve: Heat the stew in a saucepan over medium heat. (You can partially thaw the stew in the microwave to facilitate reheating.) Ladle into bowls and serve with your choice of toppings.
• 6. Note: Because this is a very large quantity of thick chili, it takes hours to cool down. To help it cool, pour it into a shallow pan, set pan in a sinkful of ice cubes and stir stew frequently.

LIP SMACKIN' SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in deep 12-inch skillet over low heat 5 minutes. Sprinkle chicken with salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper; place in hot skillet. Cover chicken with yellow and green onions.
• Cook chicken over medium heat 10 minutes; turn chicken. Cook 10 minutes longer or until golden. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 minutes longer. Turn; cook 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet. Place in large pot (Dutch oven); set aside.
• Continue heating skillet over low heat. Stir together flour, 1/3 cup of the soy sauce and 4 cups of the hot water in medium bowl with wire whisk or fork until smooth.
• Cook flour mixture in hot skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk or fork, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in remaining water, 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition, until smooth.
• Stir in remaining 1/3 cup soy sauce, the onion powder and remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Pour gravy over chicken in large pot. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. (Gravy may stick to pot.)