Drunk Chircken

You like the title there? The key to making drunk chicken is to drink a beer or two or six while ou are making it lol!

If you haven't made drunk or beer butt chicken yet you must do it at once! You can get a nifty beer can holder at Walmart I believe really cheap and it holds the chicken up better. I will give you the basics on what to do. Pick a beer or even soda, pour half of it out. I then add liquid smoke to the remaining liquid to make it sorta feel grilled. By the way you can grill them this way but it's like 5 degrees outside. I rinse the chicken and pat dry then stuff it's butt full of herbs, I used rosemary and Italian seasoning. Then put the beer can in the stand and slide the chicken onto the can. Then using your finger or knife slide down the breast and back and separate the skin from the meat but leave skin on. Then pour a little lemon juice down in there along with whatever seasonings you can get in there. Turn the oven on 375 and remove bottom rack. Cook 1 hr 45 minutes to 2 hours or until done and meat thermometer reads whatever its supposed to for cooked chicken. I never use one, sorry!

 

Just call me Bubba Gump

 

Random uses of shrimp:

 

I know my pictures suck, I gotta work on that but usually the hubby is in the other room whining how starving he is so I have to hurry. I don't know how these other bloggers manage to photo their every step while cooking but I am assuming they have some help and I do not.

 

First random use of shrimp for an appetizer. I took Italian bread already seasoned and sliced that comes from Walmart and loaded it up on the one side you will see I made pizza bites and the other is shrimp, black bean, ranch, cheese and cilantro.

Simple. Sautee the shrimp with some cooking spray toss on some garlic, lemon juice and chili powder, add black beans cook until shrimp is done, then sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Put some ranch dressing on the bread first,  (I used light) then add the shrimp mixture. Next time I will add more ingredients to the shrimp mixture like onion, peppers, even rotel. Then sprinkle with shredded cheese of your choice and broil in the oven at like 400 until bread is crispy and cheese is melted. Keep a very good eye on it!

 

 

This is the start of scampi, didn't get a picture after all was quite done. Just put your butter in get it melty, add minced garlic sautee a bit then add shrimp and any other seasonings. When shrimp is getting close to being done sprinkle with a little flour, not a lot, stir very well. Add lemon juice and white wine until desired taste and consistency and boil up just enough to reduce liquid a little and remove immediately from heat.

I am so mad this picture was blurry because this meal was AWESOME! The shrimp was made with Asian (sesame, ginger, soy and teriyaki) flair and then the veggies I did tempura. I then took won ton pieces and cut them into strips and lightly fried them. It was oh so yummy.

 

 

Roasted Parmesan Shrimp and Zucchini with noodles smothered in Italian Dressing.

 

 

 

I love to make home made taco salads because they are so filling and healthy. I bake the tortillas with one those special tortilla pans then sometimes I fill them with southwest style shrimp and toppings, or chicken, or beef, or shredded pork. Whatever I have on hand.

After reading that Shrimp is high in cholesterol I had to cut back, I seriously ate shrimp like 3 times a week but I will be adding more shrimp recipes to this along the way as I continue to experiment with them.

Cucumber and crab appetizer with spicy mayo

 

 

 

 

I made these for no special occasion other than just wanting to try something cool. I saw a recipe on Facebook that gave me this idea. The idea was to cut chunks of cucumber and then use a melon baller to core out the middle then stuff it with a spicy cheesy crab mixture. Even though that sounds fantastic I wanted it to be more like sushi and if you have ever had a cucumber roll you know how good they are but are hard to make. These are super easy.

As usual I don't have measurements just eyeballed it but I will at least give ingredients used:

One really long English cucumber. (It's perfect in circumference and less seedy)
Imitation crab
Thinly sliced carrot pieces
Thinly sliced yellow and red bell pepper
Avocado
Black Sesame seeds

Spicy Mayo:

Miracle Whip (less fat)
Sriracha
Paprika

Dipping or Drizzling Sauce:

Sesame Oil
Soy Sauce
Teriyaki Sauce
Ginger/Garlic crushed (I get the stuff in the jar, much easier)

So I think the picture is pretty self explanatory on how to make it. Just melon ball as close to the bottom and sides of the cucumber as you can and stuff them with whatever combinations you want. I wasn't as fond of the bell pepper as my husband was but you already know what you like so have fun with it. I wish had a more Japanese style looking plate and dipping bowl for better presentation but I do the best with what I have :-)