Cook's Challenge!

not a clue Shannon, but I have a feeling you crush the pretzels and make like a chicken cutlet

That is what I am thinking, Donna.

All good ingredients. I'm sure there will be lots of great recipes for this challenge.

On vacation??? Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

I would drink the wine and call it a day, Happy Holidays

I'm with Deborah O. on this one!

Yup, don't have to babysit again til next Friday!

That is a good start, Deborah :)

Yeah, yeah, Sue.

Chicken Tabbouleh with Port Wine Cheese/Pretzels as a starter

extras: cold pack cheddar cheese spread, tomato, fresh mint

poach chicken. cook wheat according to package. layer wheat, chicken, tomato, mint and onion. drizzle with oil and salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.

Mix port wine into cheese spread. Cover tightly and refrigerate for several hours. Serve with pretzels for a before-dinner snack.

I say drink the port and put everything else back in the cupboards, and put the chicken in the frig, until tomorrow.

Oh, I forgot the rest. Wait until Shannon posts a recipe and then put it together.

Yeah, yeah! I can't drink port. It needs to be in some cheese.

I love port wine cheese dip. I have had it a few times. luv it! But I am with Deborah, Sue and Lynn, for the challenge. I would drink the wine and put the rest away. Happy Holidays!

I'd love to come to dinner for this one Shannon! Can I have the pretzels plain though?

This should produce some good results.

Thanks!

For you, we can do that, Cristina :)

I would grind up the bulghur with the pretzels, a little bit of seasoning, and I would bread the chicken and then serve the onions braised in the wine. How bout that?

Excellent, Risa! I can work with that.

Other 3 ingredients: oyster mushrooms, radishes, a bottle of Kvanchkara (semi-sweet red wine from the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus)


They didn't find this list in my kitchen. If they had, the chicken would be thighs, not breasts, and the pretzels wouldn't be the skinny things in the picture, but the big, thick sourdough ones from Snyder's, or better yet, the huge soft ones sold by street vendors if I'd been down to the corner today--and if they had survived the walk home! Furthermore, I wouldn't put two starches in the same meal. This must be desperation rations during a blizzard.

Pre-dinner drink:
Pretzels, radishes and the Kvanchkara

Main dish:
Port Chicken on a Bed of Bulgur


Chop onion and sauté in good olive oil. Add the bulgur wheat, stir a moment and add water, salt and pepper. Cover and steam until done.

Meanwhile, cut chicken into very thin slices about the size of the mushrooms. Clean and trim oyster mushrooms and leave whole. Saute in good olive oil until just tender. Add port wine, salt and pepper; boil until the wine is reduced by half. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Arrange the bulgur on a platter and top with chicken mixture. Garnish with additional radishes to keep this from being a completely ugly brown meal.

Dorine, you spend more time bitching about these than anyone else. Why do you bother?