Unusual (but delicious) things to do with chicken, ideas?

[Ahleckz]

The girlfriend is going away for a while next week so was going to cook a fancy meal. My idea of langoustine has been categorically put to death, as has any other of my ideas (including veal, venison, rabbit, etc etc). So I have chicken to work with *sigh*.
So, instead of doing a common chicken dish has anyone got any unusual, fancy looking ideas?
Or, if you have any other good dishes with the 'common meat' as the main piece then please divulge them. Sure she'd eat pig, or cow.

It's pathetic I know, and wish she'd eat the more unusual things but the eyes and what not renders the food inedible nor will she eat 'cute' or 'pet' animals.

 

[krooton]

Beer Butt Chicken

 

[munz]

Roasted drumsticks, perfect snack

 

[-BA-]

Roasted drumsticks, perfect snack

Lol hardly a special going away meal

 

[monkeyspank]

I thought he meant he was going to a nice meal while she was away lol

 

[PapaLazaru]

I have a fantastic tandoori style chicken recipe with mint. 24 hour marinade and a doddle to cook. Nice side dish of saag aloo as well.

It might just be curry, but you can make it posh.

At work atm but can get recipe up when I get home.

The only other thing I can think of is making your own escalopes, but they are pretty fiddly and mine always explode.

 

[mangobreeder]

tarragon chicken

 

[-BA-]

I have a fantastic tandoori style chicken recipe with mint. 24 hour marinade and a doddle to cook. Nice side dish of saag aloo as well.

It might just be curry, but you can make it posh.

At work atm but can get recipe up when I get home.

The only other thing I can think of is making your own escalopes, but they are pretty fiddly and mine always explode.

Would love this recipe plz m8 even if OP doesn't

 

[NeverWinter]

Chicken Chasseur?

 

[Flare]

Chicken tagine! So tastey

 

[Zefan]

Beer Butt Chicken

I'm not sure I want to know

 

[Flare]

I'm not sure I want to know

It's awesome! you basically get half a pint of some nice ale, put it in a can and shove it up the chicken's backside and then stand it up in an oven/BBQ iand cook it for a few hours!

 

[siumatfung]

chicken wings in cola sauce

 

[Belmit]

Going entirely on the thread title - wear the chicken as a hat while eating ice cream.


On a more serious note, making your own fajita spices is really easy, and cooking the chicken strips on a griddle gives it a superb taste. I find a good mix is two parts ground cumin to one part chilli powder and one part paprika, with salt and pepper. Maybe add some lime juice to make it into a paste.

 

[Oynas]

I thought he meant he was going to a nice meal while she was away lol

That's how I read it as well.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Would love this recipe plz m8 even if OP doesn't

Not at home atm but will update when I am back.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

The girlfriend is going away for a while next week

Unusual (but delicious) things to do with chicken, ideas?

Call me

 

[Rich_L]

Chicken roulade always gets a good reception, made it for the missus and her parents and they loved it

Easy to make too, serve with something like roasted new potatoes and asparagus:

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_bacon_roulades/

 

[CivilDrone]

chicken tortia wraps, will post a recipe as soon as my rig up and running, all the pics on hdd

 

[Domi]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j176l

coq au vin , sometimes there is a reason why a dish is a classic.

Unusual obviously only if you have never tried it done properly before.