Tonight was a revisitation to one of my earlier unpublished creations, General Trogdor's chicken. The idea behind the dish was to make a sort of rip off of general gau/tso/tsu/random iteration of three letters chicken, that was simply hot enough to burninate your face off. And while i think it could have been hotter i dont think it would have been completely edible if i had succeeded in that endeavor.
It began with the sauce, half a jar or orange marmelade, blood orange juice and pulp from two oranges, zest from one, and some ponzu. Added in after it heated was garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, mustard powder, ginger powder, cayenne, sriracha, and some green tea to give it a little more of a liquid base before it got reduced, and finally i added some smoked paprika and unsalted peanuts.
The ribs were almost an afterthought to the meal that i slapped together while the asparagus was steaming. I seasoned them and then slapped together a dry rub made from brown sugar, ginger , mustard powder, smoked paprika, and cayenne. After rubbing the ribs i seared them on a grill pan, and then put some ponzu into the remaining rub to make a quick glaze to brush on them as they cooked. After searing the outside real good i transferred them to the oven to finish baking for 15-20 minutes.
And with that the meal was done. Eating happened, it was good. Tomorrow should be a long series of pistoral adventures as i try my hand at one new pastry recipe at least and multiple batches of cookies, and breaking in the new crockpot. Excitement!!
finished products for tonight, served with a magic hat Vinyl because dammit i deserved it.
