Steamed Vegetables and Pepper-Fruit Chicken

Steamed Vegetables for One or Two

1 carrot – sliced

1 stalk of celery – sliced

1 Vidalia onion – quartered and sliced

1 Yukon Gold potato – cubed

Put the carrot and celery in a covered pan with about 1 cup of water. Simmer 5 minutes then add onion, potato and more water if needed. Cook another 5 minutes then add 1T butter and any seasonings you want. Toss and serve . .Lin

Pepper-Fruit Marinade for Chicken

2T Jam, jelly or fruit preserves

1T Balsamic vinegar

1T extra virgin olive oil

Put all ingredients in a small flat bowl. Heat in microwave a minute or so, until the jam melts. Sprinkle in a little salt and several grinds of fresh black pepper. Mix well with a fork. Add pieces of chicken and let marinate for up to an hour.




Saute' chicken in a non-stick pan using the marinade as a cooking sauce. 



This will caramelize while cooking. Liquid will evaporate and what's left will be like a glaze on the cooked chicken.

Discard any leftover, uncooked marinade, do NOT use as a serving sauce – due to possibile bacteria.

This turned out very flavorful — peppery and fruity. . .Lin