Chesapeake Bay Style Chicken Recipes

HOMEMADE CHESAPEAKE BAY SEASONING MIX

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, cayenne pepper, celery seed, paprika , mustard , black pepper, bay leaf, allspice , ginger , nutmeg , cardamom, and cinnamon until well combined.
• Store this seasoning mix in a tightly covered container at cool room temperature in a cool, dark place. While it is best to use this Chesapeake Bay seasoning mix within a month to retain freshness, it will keep for several months if it is stored correctly.

CHESAPEAKE SCALLOP PICCATA

Steps:

• 1. Rub scallops with Feiny Chesapeake Rub and drizzle with olive oil. Sear scallops in a large heated skillet or grill for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove scallops from skillet.
• 2. Add stock, lemon juice, zest, capers, 1/2 of parsley, 1/2 of basil, chili peppers, salt. Reduce to a 1/3. Add butter and melt. Transfer scallops back to skillet and warm through. Plate up; garnish with remaining parsley & basil **serve with sauteed spinach and vermicelli**

CHESAPEAKE BAY STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1.Wash and pat your chicken dry
• 2.Combine your spices( except the pepper corns), season and Rub most of it on the chicken. I usually set aside 3-4 Tablespoons to go into the flour before I season the chicken.
• 3.Place the chicken in a large bowl if you haven't already and cover with buttermilk and drop in your garlic, pepper corns and your hot sauce if you're using it.
• 4. Cover and place in the frig. for 1-2 hours or overnight is best.
• 5. When the chicken is finished marinating. Get your flour and breadcrumbs mixed with some of the reserved seasoning -- taste for saltiness. If you want add just another teaspoon of salt.
• 6. Heat up you oil to 375 degrees -- you'll know it's there when an old piece of bread gets crisp within seconds of hitting the oil.
• 7. Begin Taking your chicken from the marinade, letting the most of it run off and begin dropping the chicken into the flour mixture.I use a large paper bag for this most of the time. Set aside on a plate until your oil is ready. once it's ready.
• 8.Get out your tongs and start placing the biggest pieces first and let them fry up to an amber brown.
• 9. This recipe has a lot of spices in it and it cooks up darker than other recipes -- fast. so keep your oil at a steady temperature. If you notice the chicken getting dark too fast lower the temperature -- wait a few and start again.

CHESAPEAKE BAY SAUSAGE AND CRAB STUFFING RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare corn bread mix according to the packaging
• Cool and crumble into a large metal bowl
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Grease a 13" x 9" glass casserole dish
• In a large skillet melt butter over medium high heat
• Sauté garlic, celery, onion, and pepper until tender
• Add sausage and crabmeat and continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring gently so as to not break up the crabmeat
• Pour ingredients into crumbled cornbread and add the eggs, clam juice, chicken broth, and seasoning
• Mix well and pour into greased casserole dish
• Bake for 30 minutes and serve

EASY CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on pan and season with Old Bay Seasoning to taste. Bake for 10 min at 400 degrees F.
• While chicken is baking, mix crab meat and cooking cream in a large bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. Old Bay, lemon juice, and 3/4 cup cheese.
• Remove chicken from oven after 10 min and top each chicken breast evenly with crab mix. Bake for another 10 min.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese, and continue to bake until chicken is done.

DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN STEW, CHESAPEAKE BAY STYLE

Steps:

• Drop live terrapin into boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Remove from water; rub skin off feet, tail and head with a towel, drawing the head out with a skewer.
• Clip off claws.
• Scrub shell with boiling water; break apart with a cleaver or axe.
• Remove meat and liver.
• Discard heart, sandbag, entrails and gall bladder (taking caution not to break it as it's bitter).
• Cut the liver in thin slices.
• Take out eggs, remove film and set aside in cold water.
• Mash yolks of eggs; add flour, nutmeg, lemon juice and rind.
• Stir in 1 cup of soup stock.
• Add onion, celery, terrapin and terrapin eggs and enough more stock to cover meat.
• Cook in double boiler until meat falls from bones.
• Remove bones, add worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, chopped egg whites, cream, sherry and milk (if necessary).
• Heat thoroughly and serve with toast.

CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the egg, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise in a bowl.
• Place the crab meat, parsley, and Ritz crackers into a separate bowl. Mix very lightly to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients to the crab mixture and combine lightly.
• Carefully use a knife to make a "pocket" in each chicken breast for the crab stuffing. Portion a mound of crab filling in the middle of each pocket and fold over to close.
• If desired, add stuffed breasts to preheated grill pan to mark exterior before baking.
• Place stuffed breasts into a casserole dish or deep baking pan.
• Season to your liking with seasoned flour and pour melted butter over top of each chicken breast.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165°.

CHESAPEAKE BAY PASTA, SHRIMP AND CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• 1) Coat the chicken with 2 tablespoons of the OLD BAY SEASONING. 2) Melt the butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat, Add the chicken and cook it for 3 minutes per side. 3) coat the shrimp with one tablespoon of the OLD BAY SEASONING. Push the chicken to one side of the skillet; add the shrimp. Cook and stir the shrimp for about 3-4 minutes of until the shrimp turns pink. 4) Mix the remaining tablespoon of OLD BAY SEASONING with the cream. Add the cream mixture, cooked pasta, and scallions to the skillet. Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and allow it to simmer for about 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens and the pasta is heated through.

CHESAPEAKE BAY CRAB DIP - BAKED, CHEESY AND DELICIOUS! - HUNGRY SIX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a small casserole dish.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, cheddar, horseradish, Old Bay, lemon juice and Worcestershire. Mix together until well combined. Fold in the crab meat and mix gently. Spread this mixture in the casserole dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before topping with the green onion and serving with crackers.

CHESAPEAKE BAY PASTA CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Coat chicken with 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning. Melt butter in large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes per side.
• Coat shrimp with 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning. Push chicken to one side of skillet; add shrimp. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Mix remaining Old Bay with cream. Add cream mixture, cooked pasta and green onion to skillet. Bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer 5 minutes or until sauce thickens and pasta is heated through.