Comments on: Maple and Black Pepper Chicken http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/ "What's for dinner, Mom?" Food. Good food. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrea http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-5226 Andrea Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:41:31 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-5226 Karen, I haven't tried it with boneless skinless breasts, so this is me talking off the top of my head (at 5:30 am). :-) It will probably work with boneless chicken breasts, but you will want to reduce the roasting time a bit so the breasts don't dry out. (The skin and bones insulate the meat and protect it from direct heat.) Depending on the size of the breasts, you can probably deduct anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes off the roasting time. Then again, the whole point of doing the pan sear is to brown the skin and get it crispy, and since you have omitted the skin you could choose to reduce the skillet time. Having the drippings from the skillet browning does make a nice base for the sauce, so I wouldn't not skip that portion altogether. No matter which way you choose to do it, just keep an eye on the chicken and don't let it dry out. Hope it works for you!! Karen, I haven’t tried it with boneless skinless breasts, so this is me talking off the top of my head (at 5:30 am). :-)

It will probably work with boneless chicken breasts, but you will want to reduce the roasting time a bit so the breasts don’t dry out. (The skin and bones insulate the meat and protect it from direct heat.) Depending on the size of the breasts, you can probably deduct anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes off the roasting time.

Then again, the whole point of doing the pan sear is to brown the skin and get it crispy, and since you have omitted the skin you could choose to reduce the skillet time. Having the drippings from the skillet browning does make a nice base for the sauce, so I wouldn’t not skip that portion altogether.

No matter which way you choose to do it, just keep an eye on the chicken and don’t let it dry out. Hope it works for you!!

]]> By: Karen http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-5224 Karen Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:15:12 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-5224 Andrea, Would this still work with boneless pieces of chicken breasts? Sounds wonderful, I hope it works I want to try it with what I already have in the fridge. Your blog is great. Tortilla soup has been a real hit. I served it at a family reunion last weekend and everyone loved it. Karen Andrea,

Would this still work with boneless pieces of chicken breasts? Sounds wonderful, I hope it works I want to try it with what I already have in the fridge.

Your blog is great. Tortilla soup has been a real hit. I served it at a family reunion last weekend and everyone loved it.

Karen

]]> By: Andrea http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4658 Andrea Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:55:32 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4658 Thanks Courtney! TW, my maple syrup jug is getting a real workout this season! And I dearly love the maple and pepper combination in the sauce. Cris, let me know how it turns out with the maple extract. Deborah, I wish that I lived close enough to DC to enjoy the great variety of restaurants on a regular basis! It was a lot of fun when I worked in the city... Jerry, I hope you like it! Kalyn, that maple pepper combination is what grabbed my attention when I first saw the recipe. :-) Thanks Courtney!

TW, my maple syrup jug is getting a real workout this season! And I dearly love the maple and pepper combination in the sauce.

Cris, let me know how it turns out with the maple extract.

Deborah, I wish that I lived close enough to DC to enjoy the great variety of restaurants on a regular basis! It was a lot of fun when I worked in the city…

Jerry, I hope you like it!

Kalyn, that maple pepper combination is what grabbed my attention when I first saw the recipe. :-)

]]> By: Kalyn http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4656 Kalyn Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:45:56 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4656 This sounds like a wonderful dish. Love the idea of sweet maple syrup and spicy pepper. Yummy. This sounds like a wonderful dish. Love the idea of sweet maple syrup and spicy pepper. Yummy.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4654 Jerry Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:06:26 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4654 What an unusual combination of flavours. I can't wait to give it a try. What an unusual combination of flavours. I can’t wait to give it a try.

]]> By: Deborah Dowd http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4644 Deborah Dowd Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:33:02 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4644 This sounds like an intriguing flavor combination. So glad I found your blog. I am a fellow Virginia food blogger and was just in DC this past week for four days for training, and I had a great time there! You are so lucky to be surrounded by so many great food options! This sounds like an intriguing flavor combination. So glad I found your blog. I am a fellow Virginia food blogger and was just in DC this past week for four days for training, and I had a great time there! You are so lucky to be surrounded by so many great food options!

]]> By: Cris http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4554 Cris Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4554 Maple syrup is so expensive here, I have a maple extract that I got some time ago from a friend and I make my own syrup, I think this will work to make this yummy chicken! Maple syrup is so expensive here, I have a maple extract that I got some time ago from a friend and I make my own syrup, I think this will work to make this yummy chicken!

]]> By: T.W. Barritt http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4551 T.W. Barritt Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:51:48 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4551 There's that maple syrup again - it is a very versatile flavor and sweetener. I'm really intriqued by the sweet contrast to the "hot" black peppercorns. There’s that maple syrup again - it is a very versatile flavor and sweetener. I’m really intriqued by the sweet contrast to the “hot” black peppercorns.

]]> By: courtney http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4546 courtney Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:52:31 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/11/11/maple-and-black-pepper-chicken/#comment-4546 this looks fantastic, the pictures making me want to just grab it and eat this looks fantastic, the pictures making me want to just grab it and eat

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