I had a bunch of drumsticks that needed to be cooked ... 10 or so.
The only available method was cooktop since the oven bake element decided
to blow and I haven't replaced it yet. And it was raining so I couldn't
bbq them.

So I heated a large skillet, added some oil and bacon drippings, and set
to browning the drumsticks. Then I added some chopped onions, green
pepper, and minced ginger and garlic. A little butter got sneaked in
there somehow too. After a time I added a can of diced tomatoes, squirted
some lemon juice in there, and sprinkled some dried thyme, salt & p --
then let it simmer covered for an hour or so. Served with brown rice.

Verdict: a little boring, so when I packed leftovers for lunch this
morning I sprinkled in a little dried rosemary and included a lemon
wedge. It was a little better but nothing special. One nice thing is
with all those bones, the sauce thickened up unexpectedly.

This is good comfort food, not challenging to make , and the whole family
enjoyed it.

tort in seattle wrote:

> I had a bunch of drumsticks that needed to be cooked ... 10 or so.
> The only available method was cooktop since the oven bake element decided
> to blow and I haven't replaced it yet. And it was raining so I couldn't
> bbq them.
>
> So I heated a large skillet, added some oil and bacon drippings, and set
> to browning the drumsticks. Then I added some chopped onions, green
> pepper, and minced ginger and garlic. A little butter got sneaked in
> there somehow too. After a time I added a can of diced tomatoes, squirted
> some lemon juice in there, and sprinkled some dried thyme, salt & p --
> then let it simmer covered for an hour or so. Served with brown rice.
>
> Verdict: a little boring, so when I packed leftovers for lunch this
> morning I sprinkled in a little dried rosemary and included a lemon
> wedge. It was a little better but nothing special. One nice thing is
> with all those bones, the sauce thickened up unexpectedly.
>
> This is good comfort food, not challenging to make , and the whole family
> enjoyed it.


tert...I was hoping that yer "test chicken" was launched into space or somethin' like that...but this sounds good anyways...


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Greg

barbie gee wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> I had a bunch of drumsticks that needed to be cooked ... 10 or so.
>> The only available method was cooktop since the oven bake element decided
>> to blow and I haven't replaced it yet. And it was raining so I couldn't
>> bbq them.
>>
>> So I heated a large skillet, added some oil and bacon drippings, and set
>> to browning the drumsticks. Then I added some chopped onions, green
>> pepper, and minced ginger and garlic. A little butter got sneaked in
>> there somehow too. After a time I added a can of diced tomatoes, squirted
>> some lemon juice in there, and sprinkled some dried thyme, salt & p --
>> then let it simmer covered for an hour or so. Served with brown rice.
>>
>> Verdict: a little boring, so when I packed leftovers for lunch this
>> morning I sprinkled in a little dried rosemary and included a lemon
>> wedge. It was a little better but nothing special. One nice thing is
>> with all those bones, the sauce thickened up unexpectedly.
>>
>> This is good comfort food, not challenging to make , and the whole family
>> enjoyed it.
>
> Your recipe reminds me a little of my Polish Grandma's version of "Arroz
> con Pollo", just sans the ginger.
>
> Next time, flour the chicken first, with seasoned flour that has paprika
> in it, along with salt and pepper. Then brown it, add the onions,
> peppers, garlic, and maybe oregano instead of rosemary. Tomatoes last, let
> it simmer.

sounds like a winner!

Grogery Morrow wrote:
> tort in seattle wrote:
>
>> I had a bunch of drumsticks that needed to be cooked ... 10 or so.
>> The only available method was cooktop since the oven bake element decided
>> to blow and I haven't replaced it yet. And it was raining so I couldn't
>> bbq them.
>>
>> So I heated a large skillet, added some oil and bacon drippings, and set
>> to browning the drumsticks. Then I added some chopped onions, green
>> pepper, and minced ginger and garlic. A little butter got sneaked in
>> there somehow too. After a time I added a can of diced tomatoes, squirted
>> some lemon juice in there, and sprinkled some dried thyme, salt & p --
>> then let it simmer covered for an hour or so. Served with brown rice.
>>
>> Verdict: a little boring, so when I packed leftovers for lunch this
>> morning I sprinkled in a little dried rosemary and included a lemon
>> wedge. It was a little better but nothing special. One nice thing is
>> with all those bones, the sauce thickened up unexpectedly.
>>
>> This is good comfort food, not challenging to make , and the whole family
>> enjoyed it.
>
>
> tert...I was hoping that yer "test chicken" was launched into space or somethin' like that...but this sounds good anyways...

Grog ... I was hoping you'd make some kinda joke that involves "choking"

maybe next time

On 12/7/2015 9:41 PM, barbie gee wrote:
> Next time, flour the chicken first, with seasoned flour

Absolutely!

Jill

turt in seattle wrote:

> Grogery Morrow wrote:
> > tort in seattle wrote:
> >
> >> I had a bunch of drumsticks that needed to be cooked ... 10 or so.
> >> The only available method was cooktop since the oven bake element decided
> >> to blow and I haven't replaced it yet. And it was raining so I couldn't
> >> bbq them.
> >>
> >> So I heated a large skillet, added some oil and bacon drippings, and set
> >> to browning the drumsticks. Then I added some chopped onions, green
> >> pepper, and minced ginger and garlic. A little butter got sneaked in
> >> there somehow too. After a time I added a can of diced tomatoes, squirted
> >> some lemon juice in there, and sprinkled some dried thyme, salt & p --
> >> then let it simmer covered for an hour or so. Served with brown rice.
> >>
> >> Verdict: a little boring, so when I packed leftovers for lunch this
> >> morning I sprinkled in a little dried rosemary and included a lemon
> >> wedge. It was a little better but nothing special. One nice thing is
> >> with all those bones, the sauce thickened up unexpectedly.
> >>
> >> This is good comfort food, not challenging to make , and the whole family
> >> enjoyed it.
> >
> >
> > tert...I was hoping that yer "test chicken" was launched into space or somethin' like that...but this sounds good anyways...
>
> Grog ... I was hoping you'd make some kinda joke that involves "choking"
>
> maybe next time


Fckuin' tert...providing me a lunchtime chuckle...


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Grog