Monday, September 22, 2014

White Chicken Chili


1 clove garlic, sliced
4 large chicken breasts
6 T butter
1 white onion, diced
1/4 C white flour
8 oz diced jalapenos
1 qt half and half
40 oz chicken broth
1 t white pepper
1 very large dash cumin
1 very large dash chili powder
4 oz diced green chiles
24 oz Pepper Jack cheese (must be grated by hand)
32 oz Great Northern beans, boiled

In 12" skillet place garlic slices in one inch water. Place chicken in skillet, cover and cook 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet and place in bowl of ice water 5 minutes. Discard poaching liquid. With hands shred chicken.

Using 3T butter sauté onions until clear.

In dutch oven, begin a roux - melt 3T butter and mix flour in slowly on low heat.

Move onions into pot with roux.

In skillet, heat jalapenos on low.

After 2 minutes add half of cream and half of chicken broth to dutch oven.  Add dry spices. Add chicken. After 10 minutes add the rest of the cream and chicken broth. Add jalapenos and green chiles. After 5 minutes add half cheese and all beans.

Simmer 35 minutes.

Add the rest of the cheese. Simmer at least 2 hours up to overnight on LOW.


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Bacon and Chocolate Chip Cookies


Candied Bacon
8 slices center cut thick bacon
1/2 C brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350.

Place bacon in a single layer on a foil-lined sheet.

Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon strips. Bake 20-30 minutes or until crispy, turning bacon over
     after 15 minutes

Remove bacon from the oven and place on a wire rack for cooling.

Once bacon has cooled chop it finely.

Cookies
2 1/4 C flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 C white sugar
1 C brown sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
3/4 C butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 T vanilla
2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

Reduce oven temperature to 325

Sift flour and baking soda.

In a medium bowl, cream butter with the white and brown sugar.

Add vanilla, egg and egg yolk.  Beat until light and creamy.

Add flour mixture and mix well.

Add diced candied bacon and chocolate chips. Stir until just combined.

Place golf ball sized balls of dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are browned.

Remove from oven and let cookies sit on cookie sheet a few minutes before transferring to wire rack.

Yield: 3 dozen cookies