Crushed Potatoes With Sizzled Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Bring 2 inches of salted water to a boil in a large heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a steamer basket. Add potatoes and season with salt. Cover and steam until the potatoes are totally tender, 8 to 10 minutes. (Check one of the smaller ones after 8 minutes to see how tender it is; you should be able to insert a fork into it easily.) If you don't have a steamer basket, boil them in a large pot of salted water until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the potatoes from the steamer and let them cool slightly. Using the bottom of a bowl or cup or the palm of your hand, smash the potatoes until they're just crushed to expose the inside, but not so much that they fall apart. You're going for maximum crispy surface area here.
• Heat the chicken fat (or olive oil or peanut oil) in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes in a single layer (work in batches, if you need to) and season with kosher salt and black pepper. Cook until both sides are very browned and very crispy, about 5 minutes per side.
• Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon or spatula and transfer to a serving bowl or platter. Add the butter to skillet and let it melt and foam. Add the onion rings in a single layer and season with kosher salt and black pepper. Cook, swirling skillet occasionally until the onions have turned golden brown and started to crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and add Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes, swirling the skillet a few times to combine. Pour the onions and any butter in the skillet over the potatoes and top with flaky sea salt and parsley.

Steps:

• Combine the chicken and brine in a large container and refrigerate for 8 hours. Remove the chicken, reserving the brine, then pound out or use a meat tenderizer. Return the chicken to the brine and refrigerate for another 8 hours.
• Heat the frying oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the brine and combine with the buttermilk and Buffalo Sauce in a large bowl until evenly coated.
• In three different bowls, place the all-purpose flour, eggs and buttermilk whisked together and the Chicken Flour. Take 2 of the chicken breasts from the marinade and dredge in the all-purpose flour until completely coated. Transfer to the egg mixture and coat until you don't see any flour. Transfer to the chicken flour and dredge. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken.
• Press down on each Baked Potato until the skin breaks and it is about 1 1/2 inches high.
• Fry 2 pieces of chicken at a time in the oil until the chicken is cooked, about 7 minutes, adding a baked potato to each batch around the halfway point. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and potatoes.
• To serve, place a fried smashed potato in the center of a large bowl, top with some Green Beans, add 2 fried chicken breasts on top at a 90-degree angle. Pour some Caramelized Onion Cream Sauce on top. Top with shaved green onions (if using).
• Combine the water, brown sugar, salt, key lime juice, orange juice, sea salt, ginger, thyme, rosemary and 1/2 cup salt in a large pot. Stir until the sugar and salts completely dissolve, then bring to a low boil and boil gently for 5 minutes. Add the ice and stir. about 16 cups
• Combine the hot wing sauce, hotter wing sauce, chili powder, coriander, cumin, cayenne, turmeric and blazing hot wing sauce in a medium pot. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring slowly until the mixture reduces and thickens just a bit, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the butter and orange juice concentrate and stir until combined.
• Stir together the flour, paprika, salt, pepper, chili powder, coriander, cumin, basil, dry ground mustard, sage, thyme, ginger, marjoram, oregano and 1/3 cup iodized salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. This will keep, tightly covered, for 2 weeks.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat the potatoes with salad oil and top with a dash each of salt and pepper. Bake until tender, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool, then refrigerate overnight.
• Blanch the green beans in 1/2 gallon water combined with 1 tablespoon kosher salt until they become bright in color. Cool in an ice bath, then drain and set aside.
• Heat the clarified butter and salad oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, then the garlic and sweat until the shallots start to become translucent. Add the green beans, seasoned sea salt and some white pepper and toss to coat. Continue turning for about a minute or so until the pan becomes hot again. Do not let the shallots and garlic brown.
• Deglaze with the wine and let simmer for no more than 30 seconds. Add the Basil Butter and turn off the heat. Turn and stir the beans until the butter is melted and emulsified with the wine. Set aside until ready to plate.
• Sweat the garlic and shallots in the olive and salad oil in a small skillet until translucent. Transer to the bowl of a mixer and add the butter, pesto, basil leaves and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix until fully incorporated. Transfer the butter to a large piece of plastic wrap and roll into a tube shape. Wrap in parchment paper and continue to compress the tube. Refrigerate overnight. This is a great compound butter for many uses and will hold in the refrigerator for a few weeks if sealed properly.
• Sauté the onions in a medium pot with clarified butter and salad oil until caramelized. Add some sugar if the onions are overly wet and do not caramelize to the appropriate color. Add the garlic and stir for another 2 minutes. Deglaze the pot with white wine and add 1 or 2 pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Add the heavy cream and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about 10 percent, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the butter and emulsify completely with an immersion blender until the sauce is as smooth as gravy.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Steam the potatoes, whole, for 20 minutes, until they are still firm yet easily pierced with a fork. Drain.
• Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place a potato on the tray, cut a small cross about 1/4-inch deep into the potato and crush the potato with the back of a wooden spoon to flatten into a patty about 1/2-inch thick. Try to crush it just enough so it stays together with most of its skin intact. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
• Brush the tops of the potatoes with the oil, sprinkle with salt and bake until crisp and golden, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss potato slices with oil, salt and pepper. Arrange slices onto the bottom and sides of an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until potato is tender. Reduce heat to 350°., Meanwhile, for filling, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove from skillet. In the same skillet, saute onion in butter. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in cheeses until melted. Stir in vegetables, seasonings and chicken. Spoon into potato crust., Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and topping is golden brown.