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June 16, 2005
Two Must-Reads from the Sports World and an Excellent Chicken Recipe!
My interest in sports has diminished over the years. Nevertheless, I still try to keep up here and there, and I definitely know a good story/article when I see one (e.g. any instance in which Shaq speaks about that thug Kobe Bryant usually makes for an interesting story. In addition, any coverage of tennis star Maria Sharapova, especially if pictures are involved, also is quite captivating.). Over the last couple weeks, I ran across the following two must-reads (even if you aren't a sports fan!). The first piece is about NFL superagent Drew Rosenhaus, who is despised by his fellow agents! When I was reading it, I almost felt as if I had been transplanted back to junior high and was watching the girls turn on one another like rabid beasts in the wild. (No one disputes that girls do this, correct? There really ought to be a reality show in which young teenage girls and their mortal enemies are taken to the Colosseum and thrown into an auditorium with tigers. I honestly think the tigers would just sit and watch the girls fight each other. They can be THAT nasty!) The second story is an opinion piece about Mike Tyson in which the author details why Tyson was NEVER a great boxing champion. Needless to say, if Tyson ever sees the writer in person, Tyson is liable to kick the crap out of the guy! Because the boxing columnist basically dubbed Tyson a chicken, I thought I'd share a tasty and fairly easy chicken recipe that I made for dinner tonight (courtesy of recipezaar.com). (Yes, that's a horrible transition, but how else could I make a chicken recipe relevant to this post?)
Without further ado...
Bourbon Chicken
4 servings
35 minutes with 15 mins of prep (I don't how "prep times" are calculated because my prep times CONSISTENTLY take at least twice as long as recipe pages predict, but this is probably largely due to the fact that I am an idiot.)
2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1-2 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon ginger
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup apple juice
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons catsup
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup soy sauce
1. Heat oil in a large skillet.
2. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Do not put your finger in the oil or you will get burned. (See comment above in which I refer to myself as an idiot.)
3. Remove Chicken.
4. Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well mixed and dissolved.
5. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
7. Serve over hot rice and ENJOY. (It's easier to perform this final step if you actually have rice.)
Yum.
Comments
I'm struggling here. it says "Bourbon Chicken" but I'm finding no bourbon.
Posted by: buddha at June 16, 2005 03:03 AM
Bourbon is to Bourbon Chicken what Buffalo is to Buffalo Wings.
Posted by: Fool at June 17, 2005 10:45 PM
