Adobo Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet onion sliced
• 8 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 tsp fresh or grounded in a jar ginger
• 3 bay leaf
• 6-8 peppercorns
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup white or red wine vinegar (you can reduce to 1/4 cup for less tanginess)
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces (I like using the quarter chicken Packs)

Directions

1. Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a small bowl mix the onion, garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar, and pour over the chicken. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
2. Serve with rice or noodles.

***This can be cooked on stove top over a low heat, brown the chicken first then add the onion till  it is browned. And finally add the rest of the items cover and cook for an 45 minutes to an hour. Keep some broth on the side incase it is needed.

Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients

·         3 eggs

·         1/3 cup water

·         About 1 cup hot red pepper sauce (recommended: Texas Pete)

·         2 cups self-rising flour

·         1 tsp pepper

·         House seasoning (see recipe below)

·         1 chicken, cut into pieces

·         Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil

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Directions

• In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the water.
• Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange.
• In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper.
• Season the chicken with the house seasoning.
• Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, and then coat well in the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
• Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp (Dark meat takes longer then white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes).

House Seasoning

·         1 cup salt

·         1/4 cup black pepper

·         1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Pork Steaks

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 bunch green onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 pork butt steaks

Directions

1. Melt butter in a skillet, and mix in the soy sauce. Saute the green onions and garlic until lightly browned.
2. Place the pork steaks in the skillet, cover, and cook 8 to 10 minutes on each side, Remove cover, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).