The options so far are:
- A Little Bird Flew (special rub - H5N1)
- Little Bang! Cock (Bangkok)
- Phuket Chicken (Southern Thai province)
- I wrote a better one in your comments.
The menu tonight was
Yet to be named cornish hens
Stir Fried Broccoli
Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce
Yet to be named cornish hens
Stir Fried Broccoli
Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce
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Thai Cornish Hens (to be named later)
Ingredients
2 cornish hens, thawed and halved
1/2 c soy sauce
1/4 c brown sugar
1 1/2 t peanut oil
1/2 t sesame oil
2 t thai fish sauce
2 t oyster sauce
1 t ginger, fresh ground
1/4 t black pepper, fresh ground
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1/2 t basil (dried only because our fresh basil is too young to start plucking yet. I would use 1 T of fresh)
1 T cilantro, chopped
Instructions
Mix all ingredients except the hens. Marinade the hens in the mix for 2 hours.
Put the halved hens on a raised rack into a 350 degree oven. Reserve the marinade. The raised rack lets the hot air circulate around the hens instead of just across the top. I swear this makes a difference compared to just slopping them into a casserole dish.
Stir Fried Broccoli with Oyster Sauce (Joy of Cooking 1997 version pg 352)
Ingredients
1 head Broccoli chopped into 1" pieces
1 tablespoon Peanut oil
3 cloves Garlic finely minced
1 tablespoon Ginger finely minced
1/4 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
1/3 cup Chicken stock
1/4 cup Oyster sauce
3 drops Sesame Oil
Instructions
Heat oil in wok. Stir fry garlic, ginger, and pepper for just a few seconds. Don't let the garlic brown. Add in broccoli (wet from rinsing) and stir fry for two minutes.
Add chicken broth, cover tightly, and steam for four minutes.
Add oyster sauce and stir fry for 3-5 more minutes. (This is our family's favorite broccoli dish. It works great adding in thin sliced beef for beef & broccoli.)
Thai Noodles With Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
3 teaspoons soy sauce
3 teaspoons peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
3 garlic
8 ounces spaghetti
1/4 cup green onion
1/4 cup peanuts
Instructions
Combine broth, ginger, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, red pepper, and garlic in a small sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until peanut better melts and is heated through to a smooth consistency. Add to noodles to coat. Garnish with green onions and peanuts. (My notes: I don't know where I found this recipe. Based on it's Americanized version of a foreign dish, my guess it was from some cooking magazine. This is a decent base side dish and is actually surprisingly flavorful & spicy. But it needs some color, like some cilantro and red bell pepper. It's just visually dull.)
I cast my vote! And I'm saving that noodle recipe. Sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteRakesh Saxena Chicken.
ReplyDeleteHe was chicken, and Thai,so...~Mary
ps I'm eating broccoli with yogurt. Your stir fry looks better.
I love the bold flavor on your hens. It's a very fun way to serve them. I have never grilled them before so I am intrigued. GREG
ReplyDeleteThe whole meal looks incredible! I'm going to start knocking on your door at dinner time ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell I'm all caught up here!! And I voted! Yeee!
ReplyDeleteI cast my vote. I think the entire meal sounds wonderful - I really love the marinade for the cornish hens.
ReplyDelete"Mini Henny Penny- The Thai Is Falling" Heck of a meal you got there!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! Thanks for the fantastic comments on my site :)
ReplyDeleteooh ooh...how about Thai Cornish Hen!!
ReplyDeleteOh wait.
lol! It would make my day if you went with Little Bang! cock!!!
ReplyDeleteI cast my vote, I guess you don't need me to tell you what I chose!
I don't know what is wrong with me, all the names I can come up with are x rated.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I will be making this. This sounds AMAZING!
Awsome looking hens! And you say your camera is in the shop? Well done!
ReplyDeleteHey Sexy hands :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for what you said, because you just stopped me from going all off on a blog who 'hounds' me, and he does not realize the mood he caught me in...you should read the email I just deleted...lets just say that is some f'ing good looking set of legs you have too...and you like your chic's petite I see...
This one hits close to home for me. My mom fixed a lot of cornish hen when I was a kid and we often had it on Thanksgiving. I always thought "WTF... We're having little chickens for our holiday meal?"
ReplyDeleteSo. Anyway.
Lets veer away from that dark place. ;)
I know I'm late but how about "Hunk-A-Chow Chicken? (Or Hunk-A-Chow Hen.)
:D
(There is a bad Asian joke in there somewhere.)
Chef E is back, and happy! LOL rough weeks wear me out...now I have to figure out how to convince hubby if he can buy his toys I need a green egg or I cannot cook good food anymore? hmmmm, help me out here...my gadget list is getting too big...
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