well, these were almost grilled but eric almost lit the house on fire with a fire from the grill. he ran out of lighter fluid so he got some camping fuel from the basement and tried to pour it on the already sorta lit charcoal. i look out the window from the kitchen and see these huge flames coming from our back porch. one of the posts for the back porch roof was lit, and the lighter fluid was on fire in the grass and on the concrete....scary! and then we have the hose hooked up to a timer for the gardens and couldn't get the timer to turn on so we were both a little shook afterwards. luckily the weather also kicked up right then and it started raining huge drops, we finally got the hose on, and everything was okay. at least it made us have the talk about where the fire extinguisher is located in our house and what we might save first in case of fire. i told eric he should never work in an emergency room b/c he doesn't handle emergencies very well. :) so, i sauteed the chicken instead, and it was still delicious!
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin (that's a pansy amount. i added at least 1 tsp)
1/8 tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 lb tomatillos
1/2 c chicken broth
1/4 c cilantro leaves
1/4 c chopped green onions
2 tbspn lime juice
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 garlice clove, chopped
1 jalapano, seeded and chopped
1/4 tsp salt
cooking spray
1. prepare grill ( don't burn house down) check. ha.
2. combine first 4 ingredients in zip top bag. add chicken. seal and stand for 15 minutes (or do this at the beginning of the day b/c i like to think it will add more flavor. i'm sassy like that :) )
3. discard husks and stems from tomatillos. combine tomatillos and broth in a small saucepan over medium high heat. cover and cook 8 minutes. drain and cool slightly. combine tomatillos, cilantro and next 6 ingredients (through jalapeno) in food processor (yay!). process until smooth.
4. remove chicken from bag. sprinkle evenly with 1/4 tsp salt. place on grill rack coated with cooking spray. grill 6 minutes on each side until done. serve with tomatillo sauce.
some fresh dessert for afterwards!
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Gotta have a fire story! At least yours was outside....this time!! We had one of those experiences with camping fuel. We tried to use it in a fondu pot and the flame kept getting higher and higher. We put it in the sink and tried water...that didn't work. We still have a melted looking measuring cup and it also melted some of the faucet! Nick and Kristi were with us and we still talk about it! We knew where our extinguisher was though and were able to access and use it quickly to put out the fire. Then there was the fire in the dryer vent tube.....always clean yours out!
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