But also I like to drink buttermilk with popcorn.
Like putting salt on the back of your hand licking it off and taking a
shot of tequila. The same kind of thing but with buttermilk and popcorn.
Or same but with smoked almonds and tomato juice.
http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2011/01/popcorn-and-milk.html
Cooking bacon with jalapenos and making a BLT! Booya!
Baked Salmon with Orange Juice?
Chocolate Swirled Meringues and Salzburg, Austria?
My moms, Mashed Potato Candy!
Or my past loves drink of Beer and tomato juice 50/50.
Jalapeno Cilantro Beer Margaritas?
http://sarahsprague.com/2011/08/31/football-foodie-kickoff-week-jalapeno-cilantro-beer-margaritas
But here I am talking about something that does sounds good now doesn't it?
Buttermilk Popcorn Chicken with chopped jalapenos added!
Aka, like "Rex Chicken" but at home!
http://moderndaymoms.com/buttermilk-popcorn-chicken
Or how about Buttermilk Beer Popcorn Chicken!
~~~~~Baked Buttermilk Beer Popcorn Chicken with Honey Beer Dipping Sauce
When I was 22 I worked at a locked down
level 14 facility that housed juvenile
delinquents. I was only there to work with one. A baby faced 12-year-old named
Tyrell with dark chocolate skin and big brown eyes. His sweet spirit and quiet voice
made it impossible for me to believe that this was the kid that had been locked up in
Baby Jail for 6 months due to assault, then moved to locked down half-way house
before he could go back into foster care. He was just way too gentle.
delinquents. I was only there to work with one. A baby faced 12-year-old named
Tyrell with dark chocolate skin and big brown eyes. His sweet spirit and quiet voice
made it impossible for me to believe that this was the kid that had been locked up in
Baby Jail for 6 months due to assault, then moved to locked down half-way house
before he could go back into foster care. He was just way too gentle.
Filling out the initial forms I asked him
about himself. I asked him to pick three
words that described himself. He didn’t hesitate, “Male. Athletic. Japanese.”
He might not have thought twice but I did, he was clearly African-American.
words that described himself. He didn’t hesitate, “Male. Athletic. Japanese.”
He might not have thought twice but I did, he was clearly African-American.
“Umm…Japanese?”
“Oh. Yeah. I’ve been in foster care since
birth and no one knows who my bio parents are.
So it’s possible. I could be Japanese. It’s possible. And I feel Japanese. konichiwa!”
The last word was accompanied by an exaggerated bow.
So it’s possible. I could be Japanese. It’s possible. And I feel Japanese. konichiwa!”
The last word was accompanied by an exaggerated bow.
“It’s definitely possible,” I smiled at how completely endearing it was.
I made a deal with him. If he agreed to
work with me on anger management skills,
on Fridays I’d bring him
something to explore his Japanese culture. He was thrilled.
We tried out
Origami, we went through an English-Japanese dictionary to learn words,
we played mahjong and drew Japanese
cartoons. Then we came to the idea of food.
I explained different
dishes, each of which were met by a horrified expressions.
“I only been
eating group home food. I never heard of none of that.”
Despite his
completely institutionalized palate, he wanted to try some japanese
flavors.
After a lengthy discussion we decided to just try some sauces,
sampled with his
favorite food: chicken nuggets.
The following week I brought him 16 chicken nuggets along with Ponzu sauce,
Wasabi mayonnaise, Hoisin sauce, taberu
rayu, and a variety of other condiments.
He wasn’t impressed. Other
than the hoisin, he didn’t sample any more than once.
He was
disappointed that his taste buds rejected the idea that his relatives
were from
Japan, “Well,” he sighed, “Maybe I’m only half Japanese.”
Japan, “Well,” he sighed, “Maybe I’m only half Japanese.”
Ingredients
- 1 lbs chicken breast, cut into cubes
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pale ale
- ½ cup flour
- 1 cup panko
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 tbs Olive oil
- Olive oil spray
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbs pale ale
- 1 tbs garlic chili sauce
For the chicken:
For the sauce:
Directions
- Place the chicken in a large bowl.
- Cover with buttermilk and 1 cup beer, stir gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour and up to 8.
- Prepare a baking sheet by covering with aluminum foil and dizzling with an even layer of 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Preheat oven to 425.
- In a small bowl stir together the flour, panko, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- One at a time remove the chicken cubes from the buttermilk, toss in the panko mixture until well coated. Gently dip back in the butter milk mixture and then toss again in the panko mixture.
- Place on a prepared baking sheet.
- Spray gently with olive oil spray.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces over, bake until cooked through about an additional 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons beer, ¼ cup honey and garlic chili sauce.
- Serve the chicken bites with sauce on the side.
Notes
These
freeze well. Just cook them completely, allow them to cool and then
transfer to a
gallon sized freezer zip lock bag. Freeze for up to three
weeks.
Once ready to eat, cook for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven or
until warmed through.
