Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Garlic Packed Dirty Bird Breasts With A Side Of Sweet Fries


Chicken Breast
Sweet Potatoes
Celery Salt
Curry Powder
Chili Powder
Onion Powder
Black Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Rosemary
Garlic Clove
toothpicks

This little treat is re-gosh-darn-delicious. It brings together some REALLY bold flavors to create a debauchery of taste in your mouth. To start things off you first make the rub for the chicken. First add equal amounts of the curry powder, chili powder, celery salt, cayenne, black pepper, paprika, and rosemary, and for the rest of the spices at double the amount of each of those (kind of a one part all of those and then two parts garlic powder and onion powder). This is a pretty mean flavor but it blends well with the chicken and some of the bite will cook off.

Next, prep the sweet potatoes because they will take longer to bake. as you can see I just cut them into fries and then hit them with some cold water being sure to dry them off well after. then spread them on a baking sheet and hit them with a little cayenne pepper and salt to add some flavor. After that, throw them puppies in the oven at about 350 and let them go for about 20 min... be sure to watch them cuz I am not positive on that time and you don't want them to burn.

Now lets get to work on that chicken. Start by slicing your garlic into thin slices. Now you take your chicken breasts and make a pocket in them. I did this by making a lateral slit in the chicken in one direction and then pulling that flap back and making a cut in the other direction (be careful not to cut through the chicken)

Once you have your pockets formed slide your garlic slices into them and then use the toothpicks to pin the flap closed (this is important because it will want to open up when you start to cook the breast.

Once you have the garlic in the bird, rub it down with your seasoning blend and then get ready to grill. Throw the birds on the grill and let them go. I wanted to make sure that the garlic was nice and soft in the middle so I let them go about 8-10 min a side depending on the size of the breast.

NOTE!!! be sure to watch your fries through the whole process you they may burn... I said I wasn't sure about the time. If you have more experience with this and know please comment or shoot me an email.

Lastly, once all is done, plate and eat... enjoy

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