Wednesday, December 10, 2008

A Tasty (and spicy) Chicken Dish for your enjoyment...

Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs w/ Rice and Peas

The basis of this recipe comes from the FoodNetwork

Ingredients:

Chicken:

4 lbs (or less) of chicken thighs (boneless and skinless if possible)
1 Onion diced
1 cup of carrots (about 3 carrots)
1 cup of Celery (about two stalks)
S & P (salt and pepper)
1 15 oz can of unseasoned tomato sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
1 Pepper from a small can Chipotle Peppers in adobo sauce AND teaspoon of sauce (use more for spicier dish)
2 clove garlic
1 Avocado diced (optional, for tasty garnish on top)
1/4 cilantro (Asian parsley)

In large pot place Onions, carrots, celery on bottom of pot. Arrange chicken thighs on top. Add S&P generously.

In medium bowl, add tomato sauce, lime juice, 2 cloves garlic, chipotle chilis and sauce. Pour over chicken. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat to medium and keep covered, approximately 45 minutes.

Rice:

2 cups white rice
1 cup water
1 can coconut milk
teaspoon dry thyme
lime zest
Frozen peas - approximately 8 oz.

In medium sauce pan add all ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce to low and keep covered until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

Serve Chicken over Rice, top with Cilantro and Avocado.

Bon Appetite!

After a long Hiatus...the don returns

After being MIA for nearly one year, I have decided to resume this blog in the hopes of not just ranting about crap that pisses me off, but of recipes, music reviews, concerts I've attended etc.

It has recently come to my attention that the "Don of DC," which initiated this blog in the first place, posted a comment declaring he is the true, and first, don of dc. While technically, this fine individual is correct, I stand by my past statements and declare that someone simply being named Don, having Italian decedents and living in DC, does not make that person a true Don of DC. Having received the nickname nearly 9 years ago, I do not take criticism of my nickname lightly. I believe it is possible for the two of our blogs to coexist without further (this will be my final statement on the subject) attempts on either part to delegitimize one another. I thank you for your service to the City of Washington D.C., good day.