ok i have been working different hours and my schedule is throwing me for a loop so i have been trying to find recipes that don't take 3 hours (pork tacos). while pinteresting of course i found a recipe for beer crockpot chicken! it's amazing how many uses you can come up with for cooking with beer! so i tried it out. ...except i decided to go all crazy and try mixing my own spices. the chicken turned out great! i put in 5 frozen chicken breasts with one bottle of fat tire beer and set the crockpot on low for about 9 hours. it was so tender and fell apart, but i probably wouldn't use the combo of spices i used again... :) i didn't measure, but i put in rotisserie seasoning, smoked paprika, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, and rosemary. it smelled good, but was a little on the salty side... honestly i am being kind of hard on myself, it tasted good - i was just disappointed it wasn't a tastebud party/new amazing favorite recipe to post on Pinterest myself! :)
maybe i'll try the real recipe next time... here is the link:
http://www.mydailydish.com/2010/01/beer-crockpot-chicken.html
Beer Crockpot Chicken
4-6 Chicken Breasts or 1 Whole or cut up Chicken1 Can of any kind of Beer
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
*You can use whatever spices you like
- Put all ingredients into crockpot
- If frozen cook on high 4-5 hours or low 8-10
- If fresh cook on high 3-4 hrs or low 7-8 hours if fresh
the good news is: i tried ANOTHER new recipe to go with it! :) this one was AMAZING. no improvisations to put my own unique twist on it unfortunately, but i highly recommend it! the downside is that it will give you stinky pee. ;) i made prosciutto-wrapped asparagus! so good and so easy! here is the link to that one:
http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/prosciutto-wrapped-and-roasted-ill-never-eat-asparagus-anothe/
but you really don't even need to look it up... this is the extent of it:
just trim the woody ends, wrap 3-4 stems in prosciutto, and roast in a 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes.
so... 1 out of 2. i'll take it! perhaps my culinary skills will improve at some point this year. ;)
shoot. forgot to take pictures again. my stomach gets ahead of me sometimes... next time. :)
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