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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Shorecook's Cashew Brittle

Ingredients

  • Servings: 15
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 1/2 cups salted cashews
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 50 mins

  • grease a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon butter.
  • combine cashews, sugar, and corn syrup in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. microwave on high until sugar melts and mixture is hot, about 6 1/2 minutes.
  • stir 1 tablespoon butter and vanilla extract into cashew mixture. microwave until hot, about 2 1/2 minutes more. stir baking soda into cashew mixture until light and foamy. spread mixture on prepared baking sheet. cool completely and break into pieces.

grilled chicken

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 (3 pound) chicken, split in half lengthwise
  • garlic powder to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch seasoned salt
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon seasoned pepper

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

    Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins

  • preheat grill for high heat.
  • in a microwave-safe bowl, combine the , butter, 1 tablespoon garlic powder and seasoned pepper. heat in the microwave for 2 minutes, or until butter is melted and mixture is hot. set aside.
  • season chicken generously with the garlic powder, ground black pepper and seasoned salt to taste.
  • brush the grilling surface with oil. place chicken the grill bone side down. close the lid, and cook for about 45 minutes, or until the chicken skin is starting to blister.
  • turn the chicken over, so it is bone side up. they will be black and charred, but the chicken meat will be fine. pierce the membrane of the bone with a fork, and ladle some of the mixture into the 'cup' formed by the bones. throw a teaspoon or so of garlic powder on the coals, close the lid, and seal the vents.
  • repeat ladling the mixture into the chicken, and throwing garlic powder the coals every 5 minutes, until the mixture is gone. the chicken should be tender and juices should run clear.