Remember what I said in the previous post :
“If
you love feeding your family and friends that love travels from you
to the table and creates an atmosphere where everyone is laughing,
fighting to finish a sentence - as Kenny Everett always said, “in
the nicest possible way”
- there is nothing to beat it and it cannot be manufactured.”
I came across the following quotation :
“Good
food is always a trouble and its
preparation
should be regarded as a labour of love”
Elizabeth
David 1951
I rest my case!
In
“The dreaded “C” word”
I asked “how does your day go?” - whatever floats your boat, you
can pick and choose bits and pieces from The Creaking Table, it's not
set in stone. If there are choices you don't like it may trigger an
idea that you do. Even if you're in the “bah humbug”, shutters
down, veg out, category there will be something to tickle your fancy.
The intention is to give everyone something nice to eat with minimum
fuss and palaver and maximum yum.
If low key is your preference for Christmas Eve, here's Option 2.
You'd think it really unusual if I didn't make use of the slow
cooker, especially at this time of year – never one to disappoint,
have a glance at this :
Slow
cooked pulled chicken
Winter
coleslaw
Roasted
baby new potatoes
Pulled
chicken and coleslaw
4
large chicken breasts
2
tbsp Worcester sauce
½
tsp chilli
pinch
of cayenne
250ml
tomato ketchup
2
tbsp Dijon mustard
2
tsps lemon juice
1
garlic clove, crushed or 1 tsp garlic paste
125ml
maple syrup
Place
the chicken breasts in a slow cooker – low setting. Place the
remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix until well blended.
Pour
over the chicken and cook for 6 hours. Shred with two forks and cook
for a further 30 minutes.
If you
like heat you could add a couple of drops of Tabasco or a similar hot
sauce to the marinade – don't overdo it!
There are alternative serving suggestions :
Serve the pulled chicken with rice and garlic bread to mop up the
marinade
Serve with sliders and the slaw – any marinade leftover you can
freeze
Omit the slaw and serve baby corn and mange tout or any veggies that
you like.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
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