So I was looking into what I could make for hubby that he’d really enjoy. I’m trying this “housewife” thing, and it’s more difficult than I knew. I always thought that I’d be able to have a hot dinner on the table if only I had more time. But that was before I knew that Netflix has Veronica Mars
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ stick unsalted butter
- ½ cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons Tabasco plus additional to taste
- ½ tablespoon (1½ teaspoons) salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Boneless, skinless chicken breast (2 halves)
- Accompaniment: soft sandwich rolls, toasted lightly if desired
Preparation:
- Finely chop onions and mince garlic.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine onions, garlic, vinegar, butter, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons Tabasco, salt, pepper, and brown sugar and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Add chicken breast, and cook at a bare simmer, covered, 2½ hours, flipping occasionally. After the first 2½ hours, begin to shred meat by smushing and crushing the breast apart (I didn’t actually take it out & pull it apart at all. That probably makes me a bad southerner, but since I’ve only been south of the Mason-Dixon once, I don’t think that’s a surprise). Simmer barbecue, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, 1½ hours more and season with salt, pepper, and additional Tabasco.
- Serve barbecue on rolls.
Notes:
This version of the recipe is written with the “substitutions for boneless, skinless breasts” I found listed in the comments over at Epicurious. If you look at recipes there, I highly recommend reading the comments.
The Verdict:
The sandwich rolls are lovely. Hubby said that he liked the pulled chicken. It was a little vinegar-y for me, but that might be mostly because of how I forgot to check on it a couple of times, and then the sauce was all cooked to goo and I used vinegar and ketchup and chicken stock (but a lot of vinegar) to create more liquid. He said that he likes a vinegar-y barbecue, so maybe that’s what he liked about it. Anyway, it’s worth keeping in the recipe file. We had a small container of leftovers that worked well for lunches during the week, so if I scale back the vinegar (and remember to check on it between everyepisode of Veronica Mars, not just some of the time), it will probably become a good go-to recipe.