Cajun Cafe's Bourbon Chicken Recipe

Cajun Cafe's Bourbon Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds thigh meat or dark meat -- cut bite size chunks
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/2 teaspoons ginger powder
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup white grape juice
1/2 cup bourbon
1/4 cup water

Cooking Directions:
Mix teriyaki sauce, worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, ginger, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white grape juice and bourbon.
Stir until thoroughly blended.
Pour 1/3 sauce on chicken pieces and mix.
Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Refrigerate leftover sauce.
Braise chicken with marinade on medium-low heat until cooked.
Remove from frying pan.
In a 2-quart sauce pan heat remainder of bourbon sauce and add 1/2 cup of white grape juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar with 1/4 cup water.
Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar is disolved.
Add chicken to sauce and stir until chicken is coated and ready to serve.

Zov's Spicy Marinated Salmon With Charmoula Sauce Recipe

Zov's Spicy Marinated Salmon With Charmoula Sauce Recipe

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

4 skinless salmon fillets - (6 oz ea)
Zov's Warm Spice Mixture (see recipe)
3 diced, ripe tomatoes
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro or basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 minced garlic cloves
1/2 large peeled & finely diced red onion
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Cooking Directions:
Rinse salmon in cold water and pat dry.
Rub with generous amount of Zov's Warm Spice Mixture on both sides and season with salt and pepper.
In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes and cilantro; set aside.
Heat nonstick grill pan on high heat until very hot.
Sear salmon, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
If salmon needs additional cooking, place in a 350degree oven until just cooked through.
No oil is necessary when sauteing in a nonstick frying pan because of the natural oils in the salmon, but if you don't use a nonstick pan, saute salmon in 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
In a medium skillet, make Charmoula Sauce by heating 1 tablespoon ofolive
oil on medium-high heat.
Add garlic and onion and cook, shaking handle of skillet to toss ingredients, until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in tomato mixture.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Presentation: Place salmon on serving platter.

Top with the Charmoula Sauce and serve.

Abbey's Apples Schatz

Serving Size: 8

Ingredients
3 pounds cooking apples
1 tablespoon water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1/4 cup butter

Cooking Directions
Core, pare and chop apples into bite-size chunks.
Put some lemon juice on the slices to prevent discoloration.

Place in saucepan with water over medium heat.
Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add butter
Cook, covered for about 15 minutes until hot and tender.

Zov's Warm Spice Mixture Recipe

Zov's Warm Spice Mixture Recipe

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon granulated garlic

Cooking Directions:
Measure equal amounts of each of the dry spices into a container.
Stir to combine.

Spoon out 1/2 teaspoon of the spice blend per salmon fillet, chicken
breast or lamb chop, being careful not to contaminate leftover spice blend
by touching it with raw fish or meat.
Leftover spice blends can be used to season soups, fish, chicken and lamb.

Zov's Olive Salad With Tahini

Zov's Olive Salad With Tahini Recipie

Ingredients

Salad
4 cups halved and pitted green olives
2 halved, seeded, and chopped large tomatoes
1 cup coarsely-chopped toasted walnuts
1 bunch chopped cilantro
1 bunch chopped parsley
1 bunch chopped green onions
4 minced garlic cloves
1 finely minced jalapeo
1 juiced lemon

Tahini Dressing
1 cup tahini
1/2 coarsely chopped bunch parsley
1 chopped garlic clove
1/2 cup lemon juice
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions
Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
To make the dressing: Combine the tahini, parsley and garlic in a food processor
Process until the parsley is almost pureed.
With the motor running, add the lemon juice and enough water ( 1/2 cup or more) to
bring the mixture to the consistency of creamy salad dressing.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add the tahini dressing to the salad (you may not need all of it).
Toss well.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Serve as an appetizer with pita bread.
The salad is best right after it's dressed, although you may assemble the salad components and the dressing ahead of time.

You can halve this recipe.

This recipe makes about 7 cups.