Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Can I make it without cheese--bacon wrapped chicken breast with non-cheese stuffings

My super sweet Zhaozhao let me take her A/C and I had such a super sleep, didn't get up until 930am; well, my Zhaozhao called me in the morning to ask me about if she could park there, since I didn't get up , so missed her call. and my poor Zhaozhao got a ticket ~~~~. also she got her car the first scratch.

Sorry, Zhaozhao, let me cook some good food for you as a compensate, and we could deal with it together . Be happy, you are never alone, :)

I came up with this chicken bacon thing because they are in the refrig.
The original idea is I want chicken tender , stuffin juicy and bacon crispy.
I was going to use tomato as stuffing but was afraid it is difficult to be held , so I spreaded tomato paste, then minced garlic and basil leaves.

The reality is:
a little bit dry and garlicky~~~~

I checked some recipes online and they all use cheese as stuffing, I don't like to use it, because bacon is salty, cheese also contribute salty, I want something fresh!
After I thought over and over, I finally figured it out: it needs some fat in it, that is why people use cheese as stuffing. Bacon will lose fat after baked +broiled

So I come up with these ideas:
Butter version---
1) still the same ingredients, but spread with BUTTER, let butter cook garlic~~~

2) I remember the first big project I worked with sK was panchetta wrapped pork tenderloin , where the stuffing is lemon peel and rosemary. I think it is a good idea to borrow, but I would mix with butter(I may make some lemon rosmary butter square, which is easy to spread)

Cheese version---
1)mix tomato paste with some soft cheese/creamy cheese, not sure it will work

Prevent chicken from being dried---
Wrap the roll with foil when baking, then use broil to re-cook bacon to make it crispy.

Well, it is not that bad, NEVER GIVE UP, keep TRYING and EXPERIMENTING.
I might have a little faith on myself :)

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