A Soulful Twist » family recipes http://asoulfultwist.com Thu, 22 May 2014 16:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Jamaican Jerk Chicken Nuggets + Spicy BBQ Sauce http://asoulfultwist.com/jamaican-jerk-chicken-nuggets-spicy-bbq-sauce/ http://asoulfultwist.com/jamaican-jerk-chicken-nuggets-spicy-bbq-sauce/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:15:49 +0000 http://asoulfultwist.com/?p=2901 I’ve been making chicken nuggets at home since I watched a less than appetizing segment on the news or some discovery channel show about what’s really in commercial “chicken” nuggets, and I use chicken VERY loosely.

I was sort of put off when I saw the plethora of by-products used in the mass-produced chicken nuggets.

Chicken nuggets are not something that is at all difficult to make, but the convenience of the kid pleasing frozen alternative can be tempting for the busy workaholic mommy I once was. 

Now, I have no trouble making them at home and unlike before the adults enjoy eating the homemade ones as well. 

The great thing about making them at home is the control you have over seasoning, flavors and size. The juicy and tender “real” white meat may have something to do with it as well. 

I love trying different flavors and coatings for our nuggets and I wanted to share one of my favorite flavors with you.

White chicken breast covered in a Jamaican Jerk coating which blew my socks off after I dipped them in a spicy BBQ dip made with Jamaican scotch bonnet sauce. This was a delicious plate of sweet and savory flavors, the homemade cinnamon brown sugar sweet potato chips took the entire dish over the top. 

I always make my own BBQ sauce, but have never really took the time to get exact measurements I kind of taste and add as I go. I’ve included what I used in my sauce for the Jerk chicken nuggets. I simply mixed everything and put it in the microwave covered for about 45 seconds. Took it out of the microwave, stirred it up some  more and voila BBQ sauce! Use how much of whatever you like.

Taste and add as you go, that’s soul food cooking at it’s best!

Ketchup

Brown Sugar 

Worcestershire  

Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Sauce

Stone Ground Mustard

Garlic Salt

 

 

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Nuggets
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Lbs Chicken Breast
  2. 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  3. ¾ cup plain bread crumbs
  4. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  5. 1 Tablespoon fresh Thyme
  6. 1 teaspoon onion powder
  7. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  8. 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  9. 1 Tablespoon Jamaican all spice
  10. ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  11. ½ cup all purpose flour
  12. 1 teaspoon sea salt
  13. 2 eggs
  14. 4 tbs water
Instructions
  1. Cut your chicken breast into about 1 inch squares.
  2. In bowl mix together the bread crumbs, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, Jamaican allspice, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper.
  3. Mix flour and 1 teaspoon of salt in a zip lock bag.
  4. Put chicken into bag with flour and shake it up to evenly coat chicken.
  5. Mix together in small bowl eggs, and water.
  6. Put flour coated chicken into egg wash and then into bread crumb mix.
  7. Evenly coat chicken with bread crumbs and move to plate.
  8. Repeat these steps with the rest of the chicken.
  9. In a large pot heat oil on medium high.
  10. When oil is ready put chicken into pot and fry for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
  11. Serve warm.
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February Marks 1 Year Blogging + Favorite Recipes http://asoulfultwist.com/february-marks-1-year-blogging-favorite-recipes/ http://asoulfultwist.com/february-marks-1-year-blogging-favorite-recipes/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:01:26 +0000 http://asoulfultwist.com/?p=2677

February marks a year of blogging for me!

 Maybe because I’m just blogging for fun…or maybe it’s because I blog about good food and then I get to eat that food, SCORE but it’s been so much fun!!!

Besides the occasional loathing over my less than stellar camera skills, or the often times burnt food (I always forget to set timer) this first year in blogging has been such a stress free (stress reliever even) project for me.

I’m geeked that I’m actually getting a few visitors and comments now

Thanks to all of you who have commented….it really can just put a pep in my step throughout the daily grind, of parenting, cleaning, cooking, laundry and all the in between things that I have on what seems like an endless to-do list, to hear an adult voice is great, even if I have to just imagine it while reading your comments!

This month in an effort to challenge myself and celebrate a year in blogging, I have decided to post recipes daily for and entire month!

Yes! Every single day, the entire month of (Thank God the shortest month in the year) February! 

The recipes I’ve planned are delightful dinners! Full and complete nutritious meals to serve your friends and family.

When I feed my family I don’t pay attention to calories much, I want them to have a complete and balanced diet and to me that means, a complete protein, some seasonal fruit and/or vegetable, fat and some sort of carbohydrate.

The recipes chosen have been kid, mommy, daddy tested and approved.

I’ll have recipes for most everyone, some grain free, a few low-fat, a few vegetarian, but most importantly these meals will be in the boring free zone!

I’m cooking fun recipes,  some traditional with new school twist, and some out of the box Christina Crazy but good!

I have quite a few mouths to feed, so the majority of the meals are fairly budget friendly!

If you know any mama’s or daddy’s looking to cook more at home or just switch it up in the kitchen with some fun and new recipes please send them over . 

Next month is a full commitment for me and will consume a bunch of time so to prepare I wanted to do something easy-going this week, I’m posting my favorite recipes from this past year in blogging! 

A Few Faves!

Appetizer 

These Fried Mac and Cheese Balls were everything! I mean we very rarely have leftover mac and cheese and if we do it isn’t for long, but if ever you want a cheesy and crunchy fried  ball of deliciousness this is the route to go!

Veggie 

This honey coated and sautéed yellow Cauliflower were both beautiful and tasty, and with the addition of bacon this dish becomes a sweet and savory delight, I  had no troubles getting the kids to eat their veggies this night!

 

Entrée  

Buffalo Chicken and Bleu Cheese Biscuits sounded so good, and luckily it was! This hit all the spots during my Bleu cheese cravings!

Dessert

So choosing a dessert was more difficult than the rest, I’m a classic girl and I like my pecan pie, but the families favorite was the  Sweet Corn Buttermilk Pound Cake! Oh and I can’t forget the Craisin and Peaches Bread Pudding, that was awesome too!

 

See you later!

 

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