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[TSteven]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Orange Tequlia Lime chicken -

Marinate chicken in a mix of orange juice, lime, tequlia, and all the (Mexican) herbs and spices you can think of (I change it up, depending on what I'm feeling like) - some of my favorites are cumin, chili powder, oregano, rosmary, allspice, and thyme. Then you just bake it until it's tender. Or, as a variant, you can do it in a fry pan, and when it's just about done, turn up the heat and add some surgar to turn the marinade into a glaze.

This sounds great. Do you have any measurements for the ingredients (equal parts perhaps?) or do you just eyeball it? And have you tried it with either dried or fresh cilantro?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by TSteven

This sounds great. Do you have any measurements for the ingredients (equal parts perhaps?) or do you just eyeball it? And have you tried it with either dried or fresh cilantro?

I like fresh cilantro...and yeah, that's on the list of Mexican herbs, I just forgot it when I typed it up. I don't measure anything, and it changes every time.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I like fresh cilantro...and yeah, that's on the list of Mexican herbs, I just forgot it when I typed it up. I don't measure anything, and it changes every time.

Thanks. Personally, I think this is one of the best things about not measuring. You get a variation each time.

[Benzgirl]

Hey Chef,
How are you at working with Phyllo Dough?

[AlphaFrog]

Oh - if you have a Phyllo Dough recipe, throw it out there. I love the stuff...and with the amount of Greeks in Charlotte, I can find the GOOD stuff!!

However, thanks to my Bohemian great-grandmother, Baklava to me will always be Czech, with orangeblossom, not honey.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Oh - if you have a Phyllo Dough recipe, throw it out there. I love the stuff...and with the amount of Greeks in Charlotte, I can find the GOOD stuff!!

However, thanks to my Bohemian great-grandmother, Baklava to me will always be Czech, with orangeblossom, not honey.

Let me decipher my favorite recipe. It's sort of in "code". Can you get the Number 2 Phyllo? That works the best. It's a little bit thicker that what you can buy in the grocery and some Eastern European stores carry it fresh.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Let me decipher my favorite recipe. It's sort of in "code". Can you get the Number 2 Phyllo? That works the best. It's a little bit thicker that what you can buy in the grocery and some Eastern European stores carry it fresh.

I've never looked, but I'm pretty sure I can.