Check out the winning recipes from the recent Comforts of Home® Cookin’ with Natural Gas Recipe Contest:
- Emily Scarborough of Carrboro, NC
Winning Recipe: Pumpkin Soup
- Siu Toh of Hillsborough, NC
Winning Recipe: Five Spiced Chicken
Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon olive oil
3 carrots, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 lg. onion, chopped
1-48 oz. can chicken broth
1-29 oz. can pure pumpkin
2 teaspoon chopped, fresh thyme
2 cups heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Rosemary or thyme sprigs for garnish
Preparation:
- Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onion; sauté 7-8 minutes or until softened. Add broth, pumpkin and thyme; lower heat. Simmer 15 minutes.
- Working in batches, puree soup in a blender or food processor, return to Dutch oven. Stir in cream; simmer until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serves 12.
Five Spiced Chicken
Ingredients:
1 frying chicken, washed and cut up into quarters
1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder (available in the Asian foods section)
¼ cup dry sherry
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Pat the chicken dry then sprinkle with the five-spice powder. Mix the remaining ingredients together and marinate the chicken for 24 hours, or at least overnight.
- Sear the chicken on the grill on high heat to seal in the juices, and then cook at low indirect heat for 20-30 minutes.
