poor tired man chicken
An older Mid-Louisianan woman taught me this recipe, she said it was her "poor, tired, husband's favorite" chicken, it's cheap, easy, and comes out kinda like chicken teriyaki! Even the kids love it! And... who woulda thought? This recipe also works well on pork...
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
2 Hr
method
Roast
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - large tomato
- 1/2 - finely diced sweet onion
- 1 - pot of coffee
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup sweetener (your choice: sugar, honey, karo syrup, brown sugar, fructos, splenda, even maple syrup!)
- 1 - full pot of cooked rice
- 2 pounds (or more) of chicken (how many are you feeding?)
How To Make poor tired man chicken
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken in a deep roasting pan (at least 2 1/2 inches)with a lid.
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Step 2cover the meat with: vanilla, cinnimon, molasses, sweetner, onion, finely diced tomato, and enough coffee to cover the meat.
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Step 3Cover and place in oven for two hours. (now's a good time to get your rice going)
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Step 4Remove meat from "sauce", let cool, de-bone and skin.
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Step 5Shred cooled meat with fork or fingers (if the meat is cooked well enough this should be easy)
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Step 6mix shredded meat back into "sauce" mixture, and re-heat over stovetop or in microwave.
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Step 7Serve over rice.
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