Philadelphia has some of the best restaurants in the world and here are some of my favorite recipes from some of Philly's best restaurants.
CHICKEN WINGS IN SOY SAUCE
24 chicken wings
1 c. soy sauce
3/4 c. chopped green onions with tops
1/3 c. sugar
4 tsp. salad oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Halve the wings and throw away the tips. Blend soy sauce, onions, sugar, oil, garlic
and ginger in a large bowl. Add the wings, cover and marinate for 30 minutes. Remove the wings and reserve the
marinade. Place the chicken in a shallow pan and baste with the sauce. Bake in 350-
degree oven for 15 minutes and turn over, baste again and cook 15 more minutes.
This may be made the day before and reserved in refrigerator, covered. Be sure to
save some marinade to baste again when reheating in oven.
BUFFALO-STYLE CHICKEN WINGS
2 1/2 lb. (12-15) chicken wings
1/4 c. Durkee red hot sauce
1 stick (1/2 c.) melted butter or margarine
Celery sticks
Blue cheese dip
Split wings at joint and discard tips. Arrange on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover wing
pieces with sauce on both sides. Bake at 425 degrees for 1 hour, turning halfway
through cooking time. Wings can be deep fried at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes
and then dipped into the hot sauce until coated completely. Serve with celery and blue
cheese dip.
CRISPY CASHEW CHICKEN (MADE IN WOK)
2 egg whites
1 1/4 c. finely chopped cashew nuts
2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned and thinly sliced
2 c. peanut or vegetable oil
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tbsp. dry sherry
In small bowl, combine cornstarch, salt, sugar and sherry. In separate bowl, beat egg
white lightly until just frothy. Gradually add cornstarch mixture. Stir gently until blended.
Place chopped cashews on plate. Dip chicken slices into egg mixture, then coat with
cashews. Place on waxed paper. Pour oil into wok, place tempura rack onto wok,
making sure rack is level and hooks rest securely on edge of wok. Heat oil over
medium to medium-high heat until it reaches 375 degrees. Drop 5 or 6 slices of chicken
carefully into hot oil, using a slotted spoon. Fry until golden brown, about 2 to 3
minutes. Remove from oil and place on tempura rack to drain and keep warm.
Continue frying remaining chicken pieces. Makes about 32 appetizers.
CURRIED CHICKEN BALLS
2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp. orange marmalade
2 tsp. curry powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 c. finely minced cooked chicken
3 tbsp. minced green onion
3 tbsp. minced celery
1 c. finely chopped almonds, toasted
In a mixing bowl, combine first 5 ingredients. Beat until smooth. Stir in chicken, onion
and celery. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in almonds. Cover and chill until firm (can
refrigerate up to 2 days). Yield: about 5 dozen appetizers.
LIGHT CHICKEN SALAD
3/4 c. light mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. cooked chicken
1 1/2 c. red seedless grapes
1 c. sliced celery
1/3 c. sliced green onion
1/2 c. broken walnuts
Combine mayonnaise, ginger and salt. Stir in chicken, grapes, celery, green onion and
walnuts. Makes 5 1/2 cups. Serve on lettuce leaf.
HOT CHICKEN SALAD
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken, diced
1 c. diced celery
3 diced boiled eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 sm. jar pimentos
2 tbsp. chopped green onions
1 1/2 c. bread crumbs
1/2 c. slivered almonds
3 tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 stick oleo
Mix everything together except breadcrumbs, and oleo. Butter casserole dish (10 x 12
inch). Put complete mixture in dish. Put breadcrumbs on top. Melt butter and sprinkle
over the breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until breadcrumbs are
brown.
CHICKEN AND ALMOND SALAD
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken
3/4 c. diced celery
1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. seedless white grapes
1/2 c. almonds
1/2 tsp. dries mustard
3/4 tsp. salt
1/16 tsp. pepper
1/8 c. light cream
1 hard boiled egg, sliced
1/2 c. mayonnaise
Mix cream and mayonnaise together with mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour
over other ingredients. Delicious!
CHICKEN SALAD
1 can chicken, chopped (or 5 oz. cooked chicken)
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/3 c. chopped sweet pickle
1 boiled egg, chopped
1/2 c. salad dressing
Mix and serve.
CHICKEN SALAD SUPREME
2 lg. chickens (3 to 4 lb. each to make 6 to 8 c. cooked meat)
4 tbsp. salad oil
4 tbsp. orange juice
4 tbsp. vinegar
2 tsp. salt
3 c. mandarin oranges
300 Chicken Recipes
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2 c. pineapple chunks
3 c. green grapes
Slivered almonds
3 c. diced celery
2 1/2 c. raw rice
1 qt. mayonnaise
Cut chicken into pieces and boil until tender with no seasonings. Remove skin and fat
first. Remove meat from bones and cut into cubes. Mix together oil, orange juice,
vinegar, salt, marinate chicken in this mixture in refrigerator overnight. Drain fruit well,
add to nuts and celery the next day; add to chicken mixture. Cook rice until tender in
boiling water, drain, blanch with cold water, drain well; add to chicken mixture. Add
mayonnaise, mix well. Serve with crackers and lettuce or in pocket bread.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH TINY MEATBALLS
2 lb. stewing chicken
4 c. water
2 1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 lb. sm. onions
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
5 carrots, sliced
Parsley and celery leaves
Place chicken in water in large saucepan. Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic.
Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from pan. Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup. Bring
soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10
minutes.
--MEATBALLs --
1 c. finely minced beef
1 egg
1 slice crumbly white bread
1/2 tsp. salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Mix beef with egg, bread, salt and pepper. Form into small meatballs, add meatballs to
soup and simmer for 35 minutes. Meanwhile, skim and bone the chicken. Cut meat
into small pieces. Garnish the soup with chicken and serve.
CHICKEN TORTELLINI SOUP
2 carrots
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
3 cans cream of chicken soup
6 c. water
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
1 pkg. boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 bag cheese tortellini
2 boxes frozen broccoli
Cook chicken in small amount of oil. While meat cooks, chop vegetables and open
cans. Add all of the above ingredients to large kettle except for the tortellini and frozen
broccoli. These 2 ingredients you add the last 10 minutes or so before serving so that
they are not over cooked. Simmer the other ingredients for an hour or however long
you like. Soup tastes great with freshly grated Italian cheese and a loaf of Italian or
French bread.
SEASONING MIX FOR CHICKEN
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. onion powder
3/4 tsp. savory
1/4 tsp. coriander
3/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. basil, dried crushed sweet
Mix all ingredients well.
Makes 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons.
MARINADE FOR CHICKEN
1/2 c. shoyu
1/4 c. water
1/3 c. salad oil
2 tbsp. dried minced onion
2 tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. dried red pepper
3/4 tsp. garlic powder
Mix together all the above ingredients. Marinate chicken parts overnight, turning once,
or twice to insure complete marinate. Bake in 350-degree oven for 1 hour. If you intend
to use a charcoal grill, bake in oven first for 45 minutes and on grill for 15 minutes.
Place marinade in a Ziploc bag with chicken parts. This makes turning easier.
CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD DRESSING
2 tsp. sesame oil
2 tbsp. sesame seeds, roasted
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. shoyu
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drizzle over salad just before serving. This is
also a good marinade to pour over skinned chicken the night before grilling it.
For the salad, prepare a green salad, with shredded cooked chicken.
Sprinkle top with dry chowmein noodles.
CHICKEN CASSEROLE
6 chicken breasts
2 onions
8 c. water (approximately)
3/4 loaf bread
Celery
Poultry seasoning
2 tbsp. melted butter
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
Sharp cheese, sliced
Boil chicken breasts with 1 onion in approximately 8 cups of water until tender. Remove
skin and bones and separate into pieces. Save chicken stock. Use 13 x 9 inch pan
(sprayed with Pam). Tear small hunks of bread (about 3/4 of a loaf) and lay in bottom
of pan. Slice 1 onion thin and lay on top of bread. Sprinkle celery, poultry seasoning on
top. Lay chicken pieces on top. Melt margarine and pour over chicken pieces.
Combine mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup and pour on top. Cover the top with
sharp cheese sliced all over the top. Bake until done.
CHICKEN DIVAN
3 or 4 deboned chicken breasts
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. sharp American cheese, shredded
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen broccoli
1/2 c. soft bread crumbs, mixed with 2 tsp. melted butter
1 c. mayonnaise
Simmer chicken until tender. Cook broccoli in salted water, drain. Arrange broccoli in
greased casserole dish. Place halved chicken breasts on top of broccoli. Combine
soup, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Pour over chicken.
Sprinkle cheese and bread crumbs on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Prepare rice or potatoes for 6 people and serve.
CHICKEN LOLO
1 lb. cooked chicken, no bones
1/2 lb. cooked chopped broccoli
1 c. shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. croutons
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix chicken (bite-size pieces), broccoli, cheese and
soup together. Pour into 8 x 11 inch casserole dish. Place croutons on top. Bake at
350 degrees for 1/2 hour or until hot. Serves 6.
CHICKEN POT PIE
3 lb. chicken
1 can French onion soup
1 lg. carrot
1 lg. celery
Flour to thicken gravy
Water
1 double crust
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Simmer whole chicken in water with carrot and celery
until done, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Pick meat off and cut into bite-size pieces. Refrigerate chicken and broth separately
overnight. Next day, remove fat from broth as well as carrots and celery. Add onion
soup and bring to boil. Thicken gravy with flour-water paste. Strain gravy to remove
onions. Put chicken in bottom crust. Pour gravy on top. Place top crust and bake at
400 degrees for 30 minutes.
CHICKEN WITH RICE
3 to 3 1/2 lbs. chicken, cut into serving pieces
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. instant rice
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 c. water
1 tsp. instant chicken bouillon crystals or 1 chicken bouillon cube
Preheat skillet (medium heat), uncovered. Add butter or margarine and allow to melt.
Place chicken pieces into skillet and brown on both sides. Season with salt and pepper.
Remove chicken from skillet. Reduce heat to "simmer" and add rice. Combine soup,
water and bouillon. Pour 1/2 mixture over rice. Replace chicken pieces into skillet onto
rice. Pour remaining soup mixture over chicken. Cover and simmer, 35 to 40 minutes
or until chicken is done. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
CHICKEN TIKKA
5/8 c. yogurt
4 crushed garlic cloves
1 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled & chopped
1 sm. onion, grated
1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. salt
4 chicken breasts, skinned & boned
1 lg. onion, thinly sliced into rings
2 lg. tomatoes, sliced
2 tbsp. coriander leaves
Combine first 7 ingredients and set aside. Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes. Add to
marinade, mix well, cover and chill for 6 hours or overnight. Heat broiler. Put chicken
on skewers or in broiler pan and broil (or grill) 5 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally until
cooked through.
Garnish with onion rings, tomatoes, and coriander leaves and serve. 4 servings.
HONEY SPICED CAJUN CHICKEN
seafood magic
10 oz. pounded chicken breast
Cooked linguini
3 sliced mushrooms
1 diced tomato
2 tbsp. mustard
4 tbsp. honey
3 oz. cream
Pat the chicken in the seasonings, then in a very hot fry pan; sear the chicken on both
sides until it is done. Take chicken, slice, put back in pan with a little oil, the diced
tomato and mushrooms for 2 minutes. Add the honey, mustard and cream. Cook for 5
minutes at medium heat. toss in linguini. Serves 2.
SOUL CHICKEN
2/3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 green pepper
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
Sliced onion
1 lg. jar spaghetti sauce
Chicken (boneless) breasts, quartered
Wash chicken. Mix flour, salt, pepper and garlic together. Coat chicken, brown in oil,
then drain. Top chicken with peppers and onions (sliced). Add sauce on top. Cover
and simmer about 1 hour. Serve with spaghetti.
LEMON - PARSLEY CHICKEN
2 whole chicken breasts, boned & skinned
1/3 c. white wine
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 cloves fresh minced garlic
3 tbsp. breadcrumbs
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 c. parsley, fresh
In a measuring cup, combine wine, lemon juice and garlic. Pound each breast until 1/4
inch thick and lightly coat with breadcrumbs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet and brown
chicken, 5 minutes on each side. Stir wine mixture and pour over chicken in skillet.
Sprinkle on parsley and let simmer 5 minutes. Serve with pan juices.
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