Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Basic Bar Be Cue (BBQ, Bar-B-Que) Sauce and HOT Wings Sauce


Bar-be-Que Sauce


This is a very basic sauce recipe I found on the internet.  It is not sugar-free, but it is gluten free and soy free.  It would be more allergy friendly if organic ketchup were used.


2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons dried onion
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar


Combine all of the ingredients in a small sauce pan.  Mix them well and heat over medium heat until just boiling.  Simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.  Excellent when used as a sauce for baked chicken wings -- just use this recipe and substitute this sauce for the one listed.






HOT Wings Sauce


Combine in a medium sauce pan


1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard (spicy brown would also work well)
3 tablespoons hot chili sauce (Asian style)
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
1/2 cup butter


Over medium heat, whisk all ingredients together until well combined.  Excellent used as a sauce for chicken wings as in this recipe.



Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Chicken Potato Casserole -- Easy and Gluten free!

I threw this casserole together the other night.  It is really tasty and easy meal to do with pre-cooked shredded or diced chicken.


Easy Chicken and Potato Casserole


Pre-heat the oven to 375F.


With a food processor slicing blade, or by hand, slice very thinly about 


2 pounds of potatoes  


Layer one-half of the potatoes in the bottom of a 9"x13"x2" baking dish.  Sprinkle the potatoes with 


Sea salt
Adobo seasoning


Top the potatoes with about


2 cups cooked, cubed or shredded chicken


Repeat the process.


Prepare the sauce by heating to nearly boiling


4 cups chicken broth
2 cups "milk" (goat milk, rice milk, whatever you tolerate)


Add, stirring briskly until thickened


6 tablespoons cornstarch


Season to taste with sea salt and Adobo seasoning.


Pour the sauce over the casserole evenly.


Process in the food processor with the chopping blade until crumbs


4 corn tortillas


Add


1/2 cup Romano (sheep milk) cheese (or Parmesan if you can have dairy)
1/2 tablespoon parsley flakes


Process the cheese and tortilla crumbs until they are uniformly blended.  Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the top of the casserole.  Bake the casserole for about 40 minutes at 375F.  Allow it to rest for about 10 minutes before serving.


Serves 6.