Below are just a few You-Tube movies showing great ways to prepare Aunt Betsy's fresh Pekin Duck!!
Rub season marinade or brine chicken prior to
placing on grill. Pre-heat grill to 350 degrees.
Place chicken on grill, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Turn chicken, cover and cook for 10 more minutes.
Move chicken away from direct heat to sides of grates.
Cook until internal temperature is 175 degrees-check
with meat thermometer. Remove from grill, rest for 10
minutes to finish carry-over cooking before serving.
Aunt Betsy's Corner
--- Recipe of the week ---
Since we are getting numerous recipes emailed to us from our customers, we thought we would create Aunt Betsy's recipe of the week. Below is this weeks wonderful recipe so please try and let us know what you think!
Spicy Chicken Wings
Marinate chicken in the following for 6 to 24 hours:
Ingredients for marinade:
1-1/2 cups of plain yogurt
2 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Prepare 4 lbs. of chicken wings by cutting wings into two portions at the first joint.
Place wings in resealable bag or shallow dish.
Add marinade, cover wings completely with marinade.
Refrigerate for 6 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
Baking Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Drain chicken from marinade, discard marinade
Line two, fifteen by ten by one pans with foil, lightly coated with non-stick cooking spray.
Bake for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (180 degree Farenheit)
Serve with cucumber-yogurt sauce prepared in advance.
Ingredients for cucumber-yogurt sauce:
2 eight ounce cartons plain yogurt.
1 large cucumber shredded and well drained.
2 cloves of garlic, minced.
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cumin.
2 tsp. chopped mint or basil
Mix well and refrigerate 1 to 4 hours before serving.
Slow Roasted Prairie Chicken
Serves 8
Ingredients:
3 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
3 tsp paprika
1 tsp granulated garlic powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp celery salt
1 ½ tsp onion powder
Two whole chickens ( 3 pounds each )
1 tsp thyme
2 Cups chopped onions
In a small bowl thoroughly combine all spices. Rinse chickens and pat dry, inside and out. Rub spice mixture into chicken to make sure it’s evenly distributed and deep into skin. Place chickens in plastic bags and refrigerate overnight.
When ready to roast chickens, stuff cavities with chopped onions. Roast uncovered, at 275 degrees about 4 ½ to 5 hours, basting occasionally with pan juices or… If not enough juices melt 2 to 3 Tbsp. butter to baste with.
For the following Cornish Hen recipes, equal weight of chicken can be substituted.
Grandma Lydia’s Fudgy
Brownies Recipe
1 cup of butter
¾ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup vegetable oil
4 Large duck eggs (this is what makes the brownies fudgy)
2 cups of granulated sugar
1 cup of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of vanilla
Preheat oven to 325 degrees, grease and flower 13 x 9 pan, melt butter, chocolate and oil in heavy sauce pan over low heat. Beat eggs in medium bowl until light and fluffy. Add suger beating well. Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and vanilla. Spread batter evenly in pan, bake 25 to 30 minutes or until firm in the center.
Below is a recipe for Duck Soup that one of our loyal customers gave to us recently:
Please recycle your used paper egg cartons!
