Sunday, May 24, 2020

The BEST BBQ sauce

I love a good BBQ sauce, and have made many of my own over the years never quite perfecting it. Well. I have gone and perfected it. This is without fail, the easiest and tastiest BBQ sauce I have ever made. We've had it on wings, three different times now and it is our new favorite.
BBQ Sauce
1 1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup molasses
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt

That's it. That's all. Mix it altogether spread it on whatever you like. It's so easy! It's so good!
Mangia! Mangia!

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Smoked Paprika Buttermilk Baked Chicken

My kids have named the table on our back patio "FIG the Restaurant" on nice nights that's where we eat. Seeing that we have spent the last 63 days at home it's nice to be able to mix up the scenery even if it's just eating out front instead of inside. Last night was my 7 year olds cooking night. Each kid has their own cooking night, they pick the meal. The only time my husband and I add input is if they are going to add a seasoning that absolutely would ruin the meal, otherwise it's 100% kid planned, executed and cooked. We've been doing this now for going on 4 years and it's been amazing to see them change throughout the years in the kitchen, not only their knife skills but their meal planning. Sometimes they'll have a "meat" in mind but want to cook it different so we look up a new recipe. This is what happened last night. Torrey wanted to do wings, but not how we typically do (BBQ, which is also a really good recipe I should share) so we looked at a few options and we happened to have buttermilk in the fridge so this is what she decided on. Honestly they were some of the best wings we've ever had. So now I share her recipe with you.

Smoked Paprika Buttermilk Baked Chicken
2 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 lbs chicken wings (or cut you like)
1/2 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 Tbsp garlic salt

1) Set oven to 450 degrees, line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
2)Soak chicken in buttermilk, place in fridge for at least 1 hour (next time we are going to try it overnight)
3) In bowl mix flour, smoked paprika, and garlic salt. Mix thoroughly set aside
4) Crack eggs into a separate bowl and beat
5) Remove chicken from buttermilk one at a time. Dredge in flour, then in egg, then back into flour. 6) Place on cookie sheet and cook for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and internal temperature of 165

Mangia!