TechnoLust's Journal: Cooking (recipies, including my Jagermeister chicken)

I don't know exactly why, but I've always liked to cook. For as long as I can remember, I've enjoyed it. Maybe it is another manifestation of whatever it is that makes me love chemistry and programming. Putting bits together to create something different and better than the sum of the parts. Who knows? Anyway, I love to cook. When I was with my ex, I cooked all the time, but since then, I haven't a lot. Mainly because it is harder to cook for one than three. Either it goes to waste or you end up eating leftovers for 4 days.

So tomorrow we are having a party at work for all the people who have a birthday this month. I always try to bring something different. I've taken venison (deer) sausage balls and things like that. One of the guys there is from Pittsburgh and he's been complaining that he can't get pierogis around here. A few weeks ago I saw a Food Nation with Bobby Flay and he made pierogis. So I made them tonight. I think they turned out pretty good, but I didn't eat them when I was in Pittsburgh, so I don't know if they taste "authentic." Anyway, I guess he'll tell me tomorrow if they taste as good as the ones he got back home.

A few days ago I got a craving for some chicken and rice, so I perfected a recipe I had invented when I was with my ex. The night before you want to have this, wash a boneless skinless chicken breast (or however many you want, just adjust the other quantities accordingly) and put it in a tupperware container.
Pour over it:
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp of Dale's sauce (if you can't find that use soy sauce)
2 Tbsp of teryaki sauce
1 shot (200 cl) of Jagermeister (If you aren't a drinker, don't worry the alcohol will cook off, leaving just the flavor)
couple dashes of McCormick's Flavored Meat Tenderizer
couple dashes of Garlic salt
couple dashes of Onion salt
pinch of ground black pepper if you want
couple dashes of each ground herb of your choice, I use:
Marjorom
Thyme
Rosemary
Basil

Cover, and let sit in fridge overnight. This will let the alcohol and McCormicks tenderize the meat and the flavors will infuse it. Grill the next day and serve over rice with steamed broccoli and sauteed mushrooms. If you like herb chicken or Jager, you'll love this.

Anything with Jager...

[pgpckt]

Anything with jager has got to be good! Wonder how it would taste with Goldschlager [epinions.com]

Yummy

[red5]

If you like herb chicken or Jager, you'll love this.

I like both so I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the recipe.

Pierogis

[TechnoLust]

My friend at work said they tasted Authentic, and he liked them. I received a lot of compliments. I don't know if that is because I'm one of the only guys that cooks and brings stuff when we have a party (there are 2 others) and they are trying to be nice, or if they really enjoy it that much. I've never had any complaints on my cooking, though.