| I just put this simple recipe together and tested it | | | | Combine the bourbon the brown sugar, the |
| yesterday. Talk about layer upon layer of flavor! The | | | | Worcester sauce, the soy sauce, the minced garlic |
| brown sugar and bourbon marinade gives the meat | | | | and 1/4 cup of the canola oil in a deep dish and mix |
| sweetness and full flavor from within. The Creole | | | | well with a spoon. Add the chicken and cover. |
| spices provide a nice tangy surface. | | | | Refrigerate for four hours. Pour off and discard the |
| While you can use pre-mixed Cajun or Creole spice | | | | marinade and place the chicken breasts on a well |
| blends as a substitute for my mix (described below | | | | oiled, hot grill. When grilling each side, brush on oil |
| the chicken recipe), it would be well worth your while | | | | (from the remaining 1/4 cup of canola oil) and sprinkle |
| to mix from my instructions (or tweak it a little if | | | | on Griff's American Creole Seasoning Mix (see below). |
| you'd like). In "I'm Just Here for the Food," Alton | | | | Makes 4 to 6 servings. |
| Brown describes how he bought a jar of spice mix | | | | Griff's American Creole Seasoning Mix |
| with a full color photo of a celebrity chef on the label. | | | | Ingredients: |
| At the same time he bought all of the individual | | | | 4 tbsp. paprika |
| ingredients that were listed in the chef's mix. He put | | | | 2 tbsp. garlic powder |
| together his own blend of the raw ingredients and, | | | | 2 tbsp. onion powder |
| using a pharmacy scale, discovered that the markup | | | | 1 tbsp. chili powder |
| on the chef's mixture was about 500%! It will take a | | | | 1 tbsp. cayenne pepper |
| little time to mix these, but if you do, you'll have | | | | 1 tbsp. white pepper |
| plenty left over for when you make jambalaya, | | | | 1 tbsp. Lawry's® seasoned pepper (or black |
| gumbo, blackened fish or chicken, etc. | | | | pepper) |
| Griff's Cajun Bourbon Grilled Chicken | | | | 1 tbsp. celery seed |
| Ingredients: | | | | 1 tbsp. dried oregano leaves |
| 4 to 6 boneless and skinless chicken breasts | | | | 1 tbsp. dried basil leaves |
| 1 cup bourbon | | | | 2 tsp. kosher salt |
| 1/2 cup canola oil | | | | 2 tsp. dried thyme leaves |
| 1/2 cup brown sugar | | | | Instructions: |
| 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce | | | | Mix together in a roomy plastic food storage |
| 1/2 cup soy sauce | | | | container, put the lid on and shake everything |
| 3 cloves minced garlic | | | | together real well. (For best results, use fresh spices!) |
| 2 to 3 tbsp. Griff's American Creole Seasoning Mix | | | | Copyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights |
| (see below) | | | | reserved. |
| Instructions: | | | | |