Category Archives: Poultry

Karl’s Chicken Curry

This dish started out as a butter chicken, but as I read about the confusion of this dish with Chicken tikka masala, the only conclusion I could come to was that neither one was a traditional Indian dish before about sixty years ago. Both dishes were adaptations of traditional Indian dishes to British tastes. One origin story for chicken tikka masala is a chef in Scotland, although this is disputed in Punjab.

Karl’s Chicken Curry

Karl’s Chicken Curry

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Karl’s Greek Honey Lemon Chicken

Last year, I made a heavy chicken and “roasties” dinner that Jan had requested. For this weekday meal I wanted something similar, but much lighter. I am making a spinach and orzo salad, so I wanted just the chicken and the Greek flavors tonight.

Karl’s Greek Honey Lemon Chicken

Karl’s Greek Honey Lemon Chicken

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Karl’s Lentil Soup with Chicken Sausage

Sometimes I have a derth of ideas for what to make for dinner. At times like this, I will type “dinner suggestions” into Google and see what comes up. This search produces lists of recipes with pictures that I can scroll through and think, “No, no, no…maybe?”

Karl’s Lentil Soup with Chicken Sausage

Karl’s Lentil Soup with Chicken Sausage

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Karl’s Open-faced Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Pita Bread

I made chicken stock yesterday, which always leaves me with the problem of what to do with the chicken bits I pick off the neck and back bones. I know that the professional chefs consider this meat “used up” after they have made a stock. They simply discard it as being tough, flavorless, and too much trouble to pick off the bones. As a home cook, I cannot help but think this is wasteful.

Karl’s Open-faced Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Pita Bread

Karl’s Open-faced Chicken Salad Sandwiches
on Pita Bread

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Karl’s Lemongrass Chicken Soup

When I join my wife for lunch at the university, we sometimes go to Café Pomegranate. While this is primarily a Persian restaurant, sometimes they go a bit wild with their soup of the day. Last week it was lemongrass soup. It was so good that I decided that I would have to deconstruct it.

Karl’s Lemongrass Chicken Soup

Karl’s Lemongrass Chicken Soup

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Karl’s Molé Basted Barbecued Chicken

A bag of molé has been living in my freezer for months. I wanted to do some barbecued chicken for this Sunday’s dinner, but I did not want it to be the same old, same old. I thought using the molé as a barbecue sauce was just the ticket.

Karl’s Molé Basted Barbecued Chicken

Karl’s Molé Basted Barbecued Chicken

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Karl’s Party Tandoori Chicken Meatballs

Miriam and Chris moved recently and they had a house-warming this weekend. A few weeks ago, I made Tandoori meatballs and I decided to make some “party-sized meatballs” for their gathering. This was made slightly more complicated by their request that these be carbohydrate-free.

 

Karl’s Party Tandoori Chicken Meatballs

Karl’s Party Tandoori Chicken Meatballs

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Karl’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings

I was making salmon rice for lunch, but I had very little teriyaki salmon left. I decided that I would supplement the meal with some chicken wings. A simple teriyaki sauce and sometime in the oven and presto—lunch.

Karl’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings

Karl’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings

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Karl’s Barbecued Sichuan Chicken

I decided to make barbecued chicken with a Sichuan glaze this Sunday. This is something a Chinese cook from “the Mainland” would never do. This, however, is a California Fusion recipe, taking something from one cuisine and mashing it together with the techniques of another. I am also serving dàn dàn miàn and pickled cabbage.

Karl’s Barbecued Sichuan Chicken

Karl’s Barbecued Sichuan Chicken

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Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles

I pack lunches for Jan and Eilene, so I am often end up making lunch just for myself. Usually this will be some variation of last night’s leftovers. Today’s leftover ingredient is one serving of cold pan fried noodles. Plain noodles beg to be topped with something.

Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles

Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles

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