Hello, first of all, thank you for creating this thread and I really hope more people can contribute to it because for me, cooking is something I really enjoy and not everyone dares to do as blind people.
Now, as for the recipe, I'll share a main dish, that's basically chicken in a garlic-wine sauce.
You will need:
4 chicken thighs
3 or 4 garlic cloves
Salt
Pepper
A teaspoon of thyme
1/4 cup of flour
Oil
Approximately 300ml of water
100ml of wine (honestly, I'm not sure which one to use, but I've used different wines and, although the flavor changes, both work very well.)
One lemon.
Instructions:
1.
Season the chicken thighs. I like to pat them dry with paper towels, and the way I season them is by mixing a little salt, pepper, dried thyme, and then covering each thigh, trying to press inside and under the skin so that the flavor permeates everywhere. Then, I lightly coat them with flour, it's not much really and it's an optional step, but I do it so that when we make our sauce, it thickens, plus I like the way the skin turns out when fried. While seasoning and before coating with flour, if you like, you can add a little lemon juice. Set aside or refrigerate for a few minutes.
2.
Heat a little oil in a skillet and add the 4 peeled garlic cloves. I like to make a few cuts (without cutting the garlic clove completely) just so that the garlic releases its essence. Fry for about 2 minutes over medium heat to prevent them from burning, and then remove them. Note: I help myself to remove them with a spoon, or even with my fingers when the oil is not so hot anymore.
3.
If there is enough oil, skip this step, otherwise, add oil to cover the bottom of the skillet to fry the chicken. It's not deep frying, just enough to cover the bottom of the skillet and possibly a little more. Fry the chicken thighs for about 12 minutes on each side, I fry them over medium heat, or medium-high heat. Do not overcrowd the skillet.
4.
While they are frying, add lemon juice to the water, it's up to your taste, add a little salt, and crush the garlic you fried previously. The reason I didn't crush it before is that it would have been a bigger problem to remove it from the oil, and if I fried it before the chicken, it's so that the oil in which I'm going to fry it becomes infused with garlic and gives it a good flavor. You can add it to the water mixture, but I don't.
5.
Once the chicken is fried on both sides, reduce the temperature a bit, add the garlic back for a few seconds just to brown a little more, add the water mixture, and mix carefully. Then add the wine and continue stirring. After a few minutes and when it starts to boil, cover and let cook for about 15 minutes, then uncover, flip the thighs, and cook for another 15 minutes.
6.
The chicken should be ready. If you feel the sauce needs to thicken, mix a little flour or cornstarch with a little cold water and add it to the sauce, then continue stirring for a few minutes.
7.
Serve 1 or 2 thighs per plate with some of the sauce, serve with rice.
Note1: Rabbit meat is also very good for this dish.
Nothe 2: It will sound stupid but I am not sure yet about a few words in English so not sure if a skillet is really a skillet, or a pan, or whatever LOL.
Also feel free to adjust any ingredients to your liking, honestly many times I just do it at random and how my heart feels it will taste good.