Hot and Crunchy Chicken Cones..

I'm so bad at this updating thing right now, but I have one recipe coming to you today. There are a bunch more but I'll spread them out over the next few days so they aren't all crammed into the one post. Back before Christmas I took home one of the food magazines from work so I didn't have to waste my whole lunch break writing down recipes by hand. It's the same magazine I got the mini skillet meatloaves from as well.

I love chicken and I love wraps so I figured this would be a fun one to try. I didn't get around to trying it until a couple weeks ago. It is paired with an absolutely delicious mango coleslaw.


Mango Coleslaw

1. 1/2 cup diced mango
2. 2 large jalapeños, seeded and chopped
3. 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
4. 2 tablespoons sugar
5. 1 tablespoon water
6. 1 small shallot, minced
7. 1 cup mayonnaise
8. 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
9. 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
10. 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
11. Salt and freshly ground pepper
12. 7 cups shredded coleslaw mix

I did make a few changes to the recipe for the slaw. First off, I didn't have white wine vinegar and I couldn't find any at the grocery store when I was buying ingredients for this recipe so I just used regular old distilled vinegar and it was fine. I also only had one jalapeno in my veggie bowl but let me just say that the one jalapeno was enough heat for everyone in my family. If you want more heat, go ahead and use two but trust me, you don't wanna burn your taste buds off! ;) I eyeballed the lime juice, I wasn't going to spend my time squeezing the limes into a measuring spoon so I just used the juice of a whole lime..it may have been too much but it didn't taste that way to us. As far as the cilantro goes, I didn't measure that either. I grabbed a bunch and chopped it but it didn't really go over well with everyone so I think next time I make the slaw, I will omit the cilantro. I used two bags of the shredded coleslaw mix, not 7 cups. 7 cups is a bit much if you ask me but then again, the coleslaw disappeared faster than the chicken did. Just use as much as you think you may need. 

Chicken Cones

1. 3 cups cornflakes
2. 6 tablespoons slivered almonds
3. 6 tablespoons sesame seeds
4. 6 tablespoons sugar
5. 1 1/2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
6. 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
7. 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
8. 1/2 cup milk
9. All-purpose flour, for dredging
10. Six 5-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise 1 inch thick
11. Vegetable oil, for frying
12. Six 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed

The only things I changed about this were sesame seeds and slivered almonds. To be completely honest, I forgot both items when I went shopping. It's really not a big deal to me the chicken was DELISH! Go ahead and use them if you have them on hand. I should also mention that instead of getting chicken breast halves, I bought chicken tenders which work just as well. It's less prep work for you! 

Directions

1. MAKE THE MANGO SLAW: In a saucepan, combine the mango, jalapeños, vinegar, sugar, water and shallot. Cover and simmer until the mango is softened, 10 minutes.
2. Transfer the mango mixture to a food processor and puree; scrape into a large bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic and lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Add the coleslaw mix and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate.
3. MAKE THE CONES: Wipe out the food processor. Add the cornflakes, almonds, sesame seeds, sugar, red pepper and salt and pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a large, shallow bowl. In a second shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. Fill a third shallow bowl with flour. Dredge the chicken strips in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip them in the eggs, then roll them in the cornflake mixture.
4. Set a rack over a rimmed baking sheet. In a large skillet, heat 1/4 inch of oil. Working in batches, fry the chicken over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden brown, 6 minutes; transfer to the rack. Set the fried chicken on the tortillas and top with the mango slaw. Roll up and eat right away.

I'm going to take this time to mention that there is 3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days until I take a trip to East Stroudsburg/Long Pond/Pocono, Pennsylvania with some of the best girlfriends the world has to offer for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in June and a week of eating fabulous food and pampering ourselves. There will be PLENTY to report from that trip on restaurants and race food. With the 2010 season just beginning, I may take some time to write up a blog focused on track food and tailgating but we shall see. 

Enjoy!

Ashley

Go Red for Women bake sale...

I'm a bit buried beneath a bunch of recipes..I made a bunch of things last week and never got around to posting or even sorting them out so I could post appropriately. I promise once I figure it out, I will post them. This is a non-recipe post but it is still about food!


The new company I work for supports the American Heart Association's Go Red campaign so in an attempt to raise money at my store, we have a bunch of different things happening rather than just hitting all the employees up for a donation. It started Friday the 5th which was the actual day of the Go Red for Women campaign and we were encouraged to wear red in support and we could wear jeans for a donation of $5..which, trust me, is a HUGE deal for all of us who have to look professional all the time. We also decided to have a book sale and a bake sale. I jumped on the bake sale idea right away and whipped up my mint-filled brownie cupcakes and some chocolate chip cookies. The cookies were the first things to go. I was so happy. I love it when my cooking/baking makes people happy. One of my co-workers actually wolfed down four of them right away. S-, my manager, had one of the cupcakes and called me at the registers to tell me how amazingly delicious they were and demanded the recipe. She's also the one who called my pumpkin pie spectacularly delicious and I really take what she says to heart because she's Italian and I consider her to be a fabulous baker. I've never had her cooking, just her cookies. :) One of the kids I work with told me this afternoon that he absolutely loved the cupcakes too.

Oh! Also, when I made them Wednesday night, a woman I used to work with at the restaurant my mom works at demanded I bring one to her. She's also someone who cooks and bakes all the time so her opinion matters a lot. She said it was one of the most delicious cupcakes she's ever had. So I've been flying high for a while now. :)


Ok. Enough of my rambling on and on. I don't have any meals planned this week so hopefully I can get at least one or two of the ones I made last week posted.


Ashley