Michigan Chicken Recipes

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between two sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer, pound breasts to approximately 1/2 inch uniform thickness. Pieces may be very large, in this case, cut in half.
• Place in a baking dish large enough for them to fit in a single layer. Season to taste with salt and pepper and cover with cooking sherry. Set aside until ready to cook, a minimum of 30 minutes.
• In bowl, whisk together 4 tablespoons cornstarch with 4 tablespoons water until smooth.
• In a heavy bottom sauce pan, heat chicken broth, shiitake mushrooms, dark soy sauce, unsalted butter and cornstarch mixture over low heat. Whisk until smooth. Sauce should start to thicken and mushrooms will cook down. Do not bring to a boil, whisk every 2-3 minutes while making the chicken. When it reaches a gravy consistency, remove from heat or place on a "warm" setting.
• In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk 6 tablespoons flour, baking powder and eggs. This mixture will be very thick. If it is so think you won't be able to dredge chicken through it, add a small amount of milk or water, but make sure it isn't too watery, you want it to stick to the chicken.
• In a shallow dish or bowl place the remaining 6 tablespoons all purpose flour and lightly season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a large heavy bottom skillet over medium-high heat.
• Lightly coat each chicken breast in flour and then dredge in egg batter. Carefully lower into hot oil. Depending on size, chicken will take from 5-7 minutes per side. Remove to a baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Continue with remaining chicken breasts. The cooking time can vary considerably depending on the heat of the oil and size of the chicken. Chicken needs to be an internal temperture of 165 degrees. If the outside is cooking faster than the inside, remove and place into the oven to continue cooking.
• For plating, create a bed of iceberg lettuce, top with a piece of chicken, mushroom gravy, scallions and Chinese rice noodles.
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MICHIGAN (CHERRY) SALAD

Steps:

• Use an immersion blender (or regular) and blend vinaigrette ingredients until smooth.
• Blend salad ingredients, top with dressing, crumbled gorgonzola and combine. OPTIONAL: fried gorgonzola cheese. Cut the gorgonzola into cubes. Dip into a beaten egg, then in bread crumbs (Pankow used), pressing the breading into place. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of a skillet. When the oil is hot, add the cheese cubes browning on both sides (but do not melt). Top the salad with the warm, fried gorgonzola.

MICHIGAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, celery, onion, and cherries in a bowl. Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, and poultry seasoning in a separate bowl; pour over the chicken mixture and toss to combine. Season with pepper. Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.

MICHIGAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Wash chicken and cut into pieces and place in baking dish. In a small saucepan melt butter and add other ingredients. Baste chicken and put in oven for one hour. Remove from oven and drain on paper towel. A very tasty gravy can be made from the pan juices.