Firecracker Mary Recipes

FIRECRACKER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare oven: Preheat your oven to 450 F degrees.
• Make sauce: In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together until combined.
• Apply sauce to chicken: Place chicken in a 9x13-inch baking dish and pour half the sauce over the chicken. Brush the sauce evenly over the entire surface of the chicken. Flip the chicken breasts over and pour remaining sauce over. Brush or spoon sauce from the pan over the chicken, making sure it's fully covered.
• Bake: Transfer the baking dish, uncovered, to the preheated oven and bake for 18 to 25 minutes. The baking time could different depending on the thickness of the chicken breast. The breast is cooked when it's completely opaque all the way through and registers 165 to 170 F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Wait and serve: Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes before serving. Serve with your favorite side dish.

FIRECRACKER MARY

Steps:

• In a small pitcher, mix first 12 ingredients; serve over ice.

FIRECRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees and place a cooling rack on top of a jelly roll pan.
• Add all of the ingredients to a gallon sized bag and seal. Shake and squish the bag to coat the crackers as evenly as possible.
• Pour the crackers onto the cooling rack/jelly roll pan combination and place in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Stir the crackers and continue baking for another 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving.
• Store in an air-tight container.

FIRECRACKER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9"x13" pan with cooking spray.
• Place the chicken pieces on a plate and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken and toss to coat evenly.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the beaten eggs.
• Heat the oil over high heat in a large pan. Place the chicken in a single layer and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. You may have to work in batches.
• Place the chicken pieces in a single layer in the 9"x13" pan.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buffalo sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar and red pepper flakes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken. Bake for 35 minutes, stirring once halfway through to coat the chicken with the sauce. Top with green onions and serve.

FIRECRACKER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. To make the sauce, whisk together sugar, buffalo sauce, vinegar, salt, red pepper flakes and 1 tablespoon water in a large bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in cornstarch and gently toss to combine. Working one at a time, dip the chicken into the eggs. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; discard excess oil. Add chicken to prepared baking dish. Top with buffalo sauce mixture. Place into oven and bake until the sauce has thickened, about 45 minutes, turning over every 15 minutes to evenly coat the chicken. Serve immediately.

FIRECRACKER BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• In a medium bowl, mix the beef, diced green chilies, and bouillon. Shape into 4 patties.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill patties 5 minutes per side, or until well done. Top each patty with cheese about 2 minutes prior to removing from grill.

FIRECRACKER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
• Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a bowl. Stir to moisten; beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 16 to 20 minutes.
• Divide coconut into 3 equal portions. Place 2 portions into separate resealable plastic bags; place remaining portion on a plate. Add blue food coloring to one bag and red food coloring to the other; seal bags and shake until coconut is evenly colored. Pour colored coconut onto separate plates.
• Remove paper liners from cupcakes; frost tops and sides. Press each cupcake gently into the 3 plates of coconut, completely coating all sides. Draw a star shape on top using the decorating gel. Make a hole in the center of the star with a toothpick; insert a licorice piece "fuse."