While I was at the cookin' Christine was very generous and shared her
Smoked Chipotle Chile powder with me. Chile powder to live for. Just
smelling it makes your mouth water.
I marinated a chicken breast and wing overnight in some fat free
yogurt with a heaping teaspoon of the chile powder. Chicken in dark
pink slimy stuff isn't very appealing so I didn't get a photo of that.
I also had a few trumpet mushrooms left over from last weekend.
According to the package the mushrooms came in, they keep for 4 or 5
days in a brown paper bag. I put the left over mushrooms in a lunch
size brown paper bag and gently placed them in the fridge. Today I got
them out and sliced them in half lengthwise and drizzled them with
some olive oil and some freshly diced garlic and let them marinate.
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While the mushrooms were marinating and the chicken was coming to room
temperature I had "cocktail hour." I sliced up a spirella. It's a
fresh mozzarella roll with prosciutto and basil. I get this at Trader
Joe's
I added some salami, olives, both kalamata and almond stuffed green
and a few Wasa crackers. I ate this with a glass of Sangoivese that I
bought at Ft Bowie Vineyards in Ft. Bowie AZ. Deeelicious...
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Chipotle chicken is ready to bake.
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Once the chicken was done I broiled the marinated mushrooms while the
chicken was resting. See the crispy bits of garlic. mmmmm
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I made a simple salad of romaine with cucumber and drizzled it with a
nice balsamic vinegar and some pecan oil. Fresh green beans were
zapped for a few minutes in the microwave and dressed with a little
butter, that's all, and dinner was ready.
The smoky chipotle flavor was strong enough to give the chicken
interest but not overpowering. I don't think I'd add any more than I
did in the marinade.
I had this with a white wine, Summer Peach, from Ft Bowie Vineyard. It
was the perfect wine for this dish. The peachy wine was a good
counterbalance for the smoky spiciness of the chicken and the garlicky
mushrooms.
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The first of many dishes I'll have fun using the smoky chipotle chile
in.
koko
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