Recipe: Cajun Chicken with Cheesy Rice

recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-02-18
From: calliope,.NY

Emeril's Creamy Cajun Chicken with Cheesy Rice...
(with CALLIOPE’S adjustments)
...and a very pretty and tasty juice drink I came up with, at the bottom.

olive oil
4-6 chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless
Once marinated and cooked, cut into 1 in. cubes
Or you could cube it, raw....I use chicken tenders!
At least 2-tsp.s Cajun Essence (mixed spices)
1 in marinade and 1 when cooked. 2- cups chopped onions...red and yellow
2- yellow peppers, in long thin slices
2-red peppers, in long thin slices
3-4 jalapenos with seeds and ribs to taste for heat.
*optional.....1 pound smoked turkey sausage, chopped
...Might want to just increase chicken amount
instead, thus the 4-6 amount listed above....
and add liquid hickory smoke
salt
freshly ground black pepper
4-large garlic cloves mashed to a paste with salt
jalapeno or red pepper flakes...according to taste
1-Tbsp. fresh oregano, less if using dry
1- cup heavy cream
1-2 Tbsp. of Worcestershire Sauce
1-Tbsp. Pompon or Nance's Sharp & Creamy mustard
*optional..... 1-2 Tbsp. Hot Sauce of your choice
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4-cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
*add 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese at the end

Accompaniment...White rice made with red pepper flakes, dash celery salt, a little turmeric, chopped garlic and finished with grated sharp cheddar cheese..or cheese of choice.

Make a marinade of;...half cup of olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, 1-tsp Cajun spices, the mustard and a paste of the fresh oregano, coarse salt and the chopped garlic, ground together with a mortar and pestle. Marinate chicken overnight.
Next day, remove chicken from marinade, wiping off excess marinade and saute till done, about 4 minutes. Remove to a glass baking dish. Add reserved marinade to the skillet and saute the onions till just tender and add to the chicken. Next saute the peppers also till just tender and add them. Last, quarter the smoked turkey sausage length-wise and then slice into chunks. Saute a few minutes in a bit more olive oil then add the cream and simmer till it thickens a bit. Mix it all together and add the second tsp. of Cajun spices the parsley and the chopped scallions, fresh black pepper, Parmesan if you are using it, and adjust the seasoning further to your taste. Serve the rice next to it.
Beastly loves this!...and it tastes best the next day of course!

*NOTE...Try serving this with applesauce made with part cranberry sauce and a slice of zucchini bread spread with cream cheese. You might also like to serve this with lemon, buttered carrots or sliced yellow squash pan fried/grilled and dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and parsley.

ALSO...rather than the rice, you might want to serve it with rosemary roasted potatoes with the skin on.

JUICE DRINK

Make orange juice ice cubes. Put them in a glass and pour over a half and half blend of cran-raspberry juice and club soda. Put a lime wheel on the rim of the glass. You could use champagne or vodka in place of the club soda if you like.