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Garlic Ginger Wings
To brine or not to brine? To marinate or not to marinate? These are only two of the many questions folks who enjoy cooking have to ask on a regular basis. My answer: sometimes yes to one, sometimes yes to both, sometimes no to both…you get where this is going. Each method has a different benefit or even a downfall. For example, brining or marinating large cuts of beef such as a chuck roast or brisket I find has little effect simply because the fibers are so dense and tough. I find poultry on the other hand, being a much lighter protein, takes well to both brining and marinating. Which…
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Korean Fried Chicken Poboy
Although fried chicken in a soy/vinegar sauce has been around for hundreds of years in South Korea, the modern version became popular in South Korea in the 1960s. It would then make the jump across the Pacific in the late 70s. At its most basic, Korean Fried Chicken is crispy chicken tossed in a spicy sauce usually made with goguang paste. This sandwich has quickly become one of my favorite sandwiches.
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Fried Chicken Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Biscuits and gravy is easily one of my favorite breakfasts. I think it's the perfect southern comfort breakfast. The fried chicken adds a perfect, juicy crunch (and a few thousand calories).
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Pulled Kung Pao Chicken
A staple at just about every Chinese takeout restaurant across the US (as well as an integral plot point in one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes "George likes his chicken spicy."), Kung Pao chicken is one my of favorite dishes in Asian cuisine. Originating in the Sichuan province of China in the mid 19th century and eventually taking hold in Western cuisine, it's now difficult to imagine Chinese menus without this dish.
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Chicken and Dumplings
Ah, comfort food. The culinary category that takes us to a nice, soft place with very little worry... and even less responsibility. A very broad-ranging category whose only membership requirements are that the dish takes you to another time and sets your mind at ease. Mac and cheese for some. Chicken noodle soup for the others. My comfort food list is fairly long. I guess nostalgia and gluttony go hand in hand for me. Explains a lot actually. But at or very near the top is chicken and dumplings. My ultimate comfort food.
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Fried Chicken Sandwich
During last year's fried chicken wars on social media, I remember thinking “I am so sick of this nonsense. I can't wait for this to be over.” Now, a mere year later, I would give my left arm if all we had to worry about was some stupid fast food marketing ploy. Amazing how much can change in a year. Anyways, fried chicken sandwiches are a secret obsession of mine. While I fully admit that there are better sandwiches out there, there is just something so delicious and simple about these things. The beautiful part is, they are really hard to mess up. If you've got even just a little…
