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My girl made breaded baked chicken thighs and I whipped up some home made sweet potatoe fries with a maple brown sugar dipping sauce. Everything was awesome and was so cheap and easy to make.
Recipes please I'm hungry
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i always think that im going to take a pic of what i cook, but then i feel like its not anything brag worth so i dont. anyway, i didn't see exactly what she did for the chicken, but it was pretty basic stuff. if i had to guess, it would be flower > egg > bread crumbs/spices (use whatever you want) > bake around 400-425 for 30 or so minutes. chicken thighs are good if you can handle dark meat because theyre a lot harder to dry out than breasts are. cheaper too.
for the fries, i peeled some sweet potatoes (save those peelings. if you fry them in oil with some garlic, salt & pepper, whatever else you like, until theyre super crispy and flakey, theyre awesome to add to sandwiches or salads. i fried a bunch up with some sweet onions and an egg this morning for breakfast and it was pretty good). then just cut the potatoes up like fries. i left mine long, but if i do it again, id cut the really long pieces in half. the smaller they are, the crispier they get and I like my fries crispy. then i took them and sort of scored them with a fork. i saw someone do this on a cooking video and they said it helps give them texture and helps the seasoning stick better. it took forever to do though because you have to score each one individually. if you dont want to take the time, i dont think it makes a huge difference. then just throw them in a mixing bowl with a little bit of oil and whatever spices you want. i used just a little bit of salt, garlic powder and paprika. i didn't use too much because i didn't want them to be too salty or garlicy. put those on a cookie sheet and bake at 425-450 for about 15 minutes, then flip them over and put back in for however long it takes them to finish. it might be a good idea to kick the broiler on for a few minutes right before you take them out for some extra crisp.
the sauce was just mayo, maybe a spoonful of honey, some brown sugar, and maple syrup. sounds disgusting, but trust me that its amazing. basically just keep adding brown sugar and syrup until you get it more sweet than salty. i have no idea what measurements i used, i just tasted it until it tasted how i wanted it.
sorry if that was way too long of a response, but ive been on a pretty big cooking kick lately. if you like cooking, definitely check out
https://www.youtube.com/user/BrothersGreenEats and
http://www.brothersgreen.com . they make a lot of crazy stoner style stuff, but they also make a lot of really good stuff with super basic ingredients and even left overs. i watch a lot of their stuff and they definitely help me get creative and resourceful with what i have at home. lots of cool and really easy tricks that anyone can make on the cheap.