Chef Michael Recipe: Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey
Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey
1/4 cup olive oil
1 whole Texas chicken, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon turmeric
2―28 ounce cans of stewed and sliced tomatoes
3 tablespoons fragrant Texas honey
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
Limes
Heat the oil in a pot; add the chicken and spices and tomatoes. Simmer, uncovered, for about an hour or until the chicken is so tender it easily pulls from the bone. While cooking you’ll need to stir and turn the chicken frequently.
When the chicken has cooked remove it from the sauce and place on a platter. Continue cooking the sauce for five to 10 minutes until it has thickened. Stir often so that the bottom doesn’t stick and burn. Stir in the honey and then pour over the cooked chicken. Garnish with sesame seeds and a squeeze of lime.
Serves four to six
Recipe created by Chef Michael H. Flores •
©2009 Mis En Place, LLC
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Chef Michael has taken a childhood passion for cooking and turned it into an evolving lifelong profession in the culinary arts. Today he is a renowned chef, author, and television personality with an impressive food product line. Despite his formal training at the Culinary Institute of America, Michael focuses on providing simple solutions for encouraging families to get back to the table. More than a gourmet, he’s a creator and innovator, a man who is using his talent to give back to the community and to spread the philosophy of fine food and healthy living across the continent.
Since early childhood he has honed his cooking skills and tasting talents, taking both to new heights through formal training and endless experimentation. While attending the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, Michael worked as chef-intern to Chef Susan Spicer of New Orleans’ acclaimed Bayona. Upon graduating with honors from the CIA, Michael returned to San Antonio to begin his career, infusing every dish he creates with his love of the multicultural richness that has so influenced his life.
