Lamb cassoulet is a French white bean and lamp stew. When it comes to lamb, I usually like to season it with rosemary, salt and pepper and grill it. However, I got some lamb shanks on sale so I thought it might be a good time to try something new.
Colombian empanadas have a delicious pork filling and corn-meal shell. I was recently introduced to these crispy delights by my brother’s girlfriend sister-in-law. They are a bit different than Filipino empanadas, which are baked in a flour based shell.
For the past 6 months, I’ve heard so much about Korean-style fried chicken — which is basically super crispy chicken with tangy sauce of your choice. Friends and family have been raving about a new restaurant called “Bon Chon” that is very popular in Northern Virginia. Also I have a friend who has recently visited Korean and had this type of chicken at “Kyochon”.
This is a modified version because I had to cut a lot of corners. Chicken fricassee is a French dish made with celery and carrots in a creamy white wine sauce. I even read some recipes use tarragon and mushrooms. I didn’t have celery, fresh mushrooms, heavy cream, white wine or tarragon. So I used cream of mushroom, rosemary, and a blush wine instead and it was DELICIOUS!
I was attempting to copy the chicken tenders from Chick-fil-a, which is a popular chicken place in my little corner of the world. I didn’t quite get it, but these chicken tenders were excellent nonetheless!
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