A few Fridays ago, I decided to drive down to Philly for the evening – my grade school was closing, and how could I miss the final party?
But I was having my Musical Theater Class over for our cast dinner on Saturday evening. And I wanted visit my Mom before leaving Philly on Saturday morning. How could I get it all done?
Enter my wonderful sister, the OBS Housekeeper and her amazing Pulled Barbecue Chicken!
Not only did OBS put me up Friday night, but Saturday morning while I visited with Mom, she (along with sis Basket Mom) shopped, then cooked the chicken for me to take back home to New York City, packing it in a covered aluminum tray for safe transport. I popped it into the fridge when I got home, then whipped up some red pepper crostini, lemonade and a cucumber salad. My guests brought more sides, beer, wine, appetizers and desserts. (Thanks Ronnye and Paul for coming early and helping!) The rain held off till after dinner was over, and we had a great time singing around the piano during dessert.
Thanks, OBS and Basket Mom for making my weekend. And my party. I couldn’t have done it without you!
OBS Housekeeper’s Amazing Pulled Barbecue Chicken
Actually, the recipe comes from Rachel Ray , but OBS makes it better that Rachel does, I’m sure. It is absolutely delicious! Serves 6-8, but adjust accordingly for a crowd. You can make it in the morning the way OBS did for me, refrigerate till ready to serve, then reheat quickly on the stovetop and you’re ready to go! Goes great with cucumber salad.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper
Water to cover
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 1/3 cups barbecue sauce (You can use pre-made, or make Paul’s recipe)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
hot pepper sauce
6 ounces mild cheddar Cheese, shredded
8 rolls
Wash and dry chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper and place in a heavy pot with the onion, garlic. Add just enough water to cover, then the barbecue sauce, vinegar and a few drops hot sauce (more or less to taste). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the sauce and shred with two forks.
Boil the sauce, skimming occasionally, until reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the shredded chicken and heat through. Serve in a crock pot or casserole dish with the rolls and cheese on the side. Let guests assemble their own sandwiches. Enjoy!
Sounds just great, will have to try it! Good blog too.
Michael
nice.
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i love this very much!
yum yum must try it
i'm a vegetarian so… gross.
but looks like you had fun 🙂
Just "happened" upon your blog — I guess it was the wonderful smell of the pulled chicken (which, by the way, I'm going to try).
BTW, I'm originally from St. Monica's in South Philly, but attended St. Joe's in Collingdale, which will also close its doors this year. When I graduated 8th grade, the classrooms were 'stuffed' with about 65 kids — each grade had three classes. What I remember was 2000 kids running and screaming at lunch time, when the bells of The Angelus would start to ring and EVERYTHING stopped. Amazing…
Sivan – I love your blog background! Where did you get it? Nice start with your first two posts, though not sure I agree with the whole plague thing, the chariot wheels stuff is very cool…
Victoria –
thanks! I like yours too!
KathyA-
Hale to a fello Fluffian! We have over 80 kids in our first grade classroom and graduated I think with 67 in ONE ROOM! Sounds like our schools were very similar. Those were the days, huh?
I snuck over to your blog – love your containers in your garden. And you've got that great brown blog background too!
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Michael, ZZ, Martin, Waiswiwi, – thanks for visiting!
This sounds fantastic! I will totally try it soon~
Fantastic, this is great i thought!!!
This is a great idea! I love the option of allowing guests to make their own sandwiches with the already made chicken! If you love chicken try this loaf-pan chicken recipe. You can cut it up and serve it as you suggested but has such a great flabor! http://www.sweetspot.ca/SweetHome/recipes/9195/loaf-pan_chicken/
Just lay ’em on your grill real nice. Put the ribs (or other meat) on the side that doesn’t have the fire under it, we call the “hot and not.” Place the ribs on a rack over a pan of water ( about 1″ of water). Fire up the other side of your grill.