Chicken-Apricot Skewers

[Chili Head]

I started tonight's dinner off with an appetizer of a buttery avocado toast.
It's really simple..toast some bread (I used French bread) after a light buttering. Cut your avacado into chunks and set aside. Melt a bit of butter and add some fresh black pepper and sea salt then your avacado. I turned off the heat when the avocado went into the butter. Take your grilled toast and rub a garlic clove across it a few times. Sprinkle some parmasean cheese on the bread then add some buttered avocado then another light sprinkle of parmesan cheese. I then drizzled a little extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled some red chili flakes on mine, the wife passed on the chili flakes for hers.

Delicious!

Continued..

 

[Chili Head]

Chicken-Apricot Skewers

The stuff..

I skinned the chicken breasts and deboned them then i cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes.
I then made a peanut coconut sauce slash marinade for the chicken.
I used unsweetened coconut milk,brown sugar,smooth peanut butter,kosher salt,lime juice,a couple garlic cloves and a few jalapeños from the pot outside - seeds and all and Greek yogurt. All that went for a whir in the blender. Once smooth I held out a half cup for dipping and the chicken went into the rest to marinade for awhile.

Time to cook some skewers!

Alright here we go!
Plated with some peanut sauce and lime wedges.

I wanted to do something out of my comfort zone this time..it's not mexican, not BBQ, I think I succeeded LOL.
The peanut sauce was good! For me personally I'll cut back on the peanut butter next time but the wife loved it and wanted to eat just the sauce! She liked the meal better than I did so that's a home run in my book!

Well that's not all oh no!

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[Chili Head]

I had intended to razzle dazzle y'all by making molten dulce leche cakes with a caramel drizzle and vanilla bean ice cream.
I came close!! One minute or two less and I would have nailed it. They were perfect when I checked on them and I had to go into the house for a pot holder and I got distracted..saw something shiny I guess LOL. Anyway the cakes were a tasty mistake so all is not lost. I will be doing these again! I gotta keep trying until I get it right.

Here's how it went down.

Buttered and floured the ramekins. Made the cake from two egg yolks and one whole egg. I mixed the egg together with an electric mixer for two minutes. I then added the dulce leche to the egg and mixed it well. Once smooth I mixed in 2 1/2 table spoons of all purpose flour slowly.

I filled the ramekins and they went into the MAK at 425 for 12 minutes..14 minutes total with the pot holder run..

I made a sauce from some dulce leche and milk on the stove top.

Here's what I ended up with.

I'll say this..for a mistake it was damn good!

 

[Deb]

love when the mistakes taste good. Meal looks awesome chili.

what was with the dessert distractions yesterday, I had the same problem and burnt the caramel I was making

 

[muebe]

Chili that all looks amazing!

 

[ACW3]

Chili,
All three posts look great!! I like mistakes like that.

Art

 

[MossyMO]

Toast, chicken and cake all look perfect from here!
Thanks for posting, there is a lot of imagination and great cooking idea's in those 3 categories.

 

[Wing Commander]

Another great job again, Chili!

 

[squirtthecat]

Along with your potatoes, I'm stealing that avocado butter idea!

 

[Chili Head]

I don't know deb! It wasn't a full moon.

 

[Deb]

I don't know deb! It wasn't a full moon.

LOL, I thought the same thing

 

[Pappymn]

You and WC are some great platers. Nice presentation.

 

[RickB]

Another great cook! I'll take that desert mistake all day long.