First dutch oven cooking - chicken and potatoes

[msaunders]

Just picked up my first dutch oven.  Nothing fancy, just a 5 qt. Lodge logic cast iron DO.  Decided to give it a shot tonight.  I just did it on the stove top, no oven or fire.  Made a really simple recipe that turned out pretty well, just wanted to share.

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp olive oil

8 oz. chicken breast, diced

6 oz. carrots, diced

2 medium red potatoes, diced

1/2 can crushed potatoes

chicken stock

1 medium onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, diced

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1 sprig fresh rosemary

2 bay leaves

I melted the butter and sauteed the onions and garlic.  Once the onions were translucent I added in the carrots.  I then moved everything off to the side of the DO and added in the chicken and the olive oil.  Once the chicken was browned I added in the smoked paprika and mixed everything together.  After a few minutes I added 1/2 can crushed tomatoes, potatoes, and bay leaves, put on the lid, and left on low for an hour.

For my first DO attempt I thought it turned out pretty well.  Can't wait to use this more frequently!

Hopefully this post makes it through.  I posted yesterday morning about some whitefish I threw in the smoker, it still hasn't been cleared.

-Mike

 

[venture]

Sounds great Mike!

Welcome to dutch oven cooking.  I am using one that we estimate to be about 60 or even 80 years old.  The history is lost.  We figger it might have come from a grandmother, and we are both old farts.  LOL

Every time I use it, I feel the loving hands than went before me generations behind.

Keep up the good work, and post up some pics of your triumphs!

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[africanmeat]

looks like a great recipe do you have any photos from this dish?

 

[msaunders]

Sorry guys, no photos.  Apparently they block new members from making posts with photos in them and send all of them for review.  I smoked a bunch of fish this weekend, posted a new thread on Saturday with a bunch of pictures. Almost 48 hours later and the post still hasn't been approved.  The dish did have a gorgeous color though, I'm guessing mainly from the smoked paprika.  I'll make it again and get some photos of it next time.

-Mike

 

[Dutch]

Mike-that recipe sounds great.  Go ahead and post up you pics-I'll be happy to approve them for you.

 

[frosty]

Way to go Dutch!  I wanna see the photos too!!!

 

[msaunders]

Sorry guys, I didn't take any photos.  Yes, I know, no Q-view (DO-view?) is a sin.  I wish I had taken some pics now.  Rest assured, I'll post more pics in the future.  It was definitely tasty though.

I've been using fresh rosemary a lot lately.  I really like rosemary, and the flavor and aroma is so much better when using fresh versus the dried stuff.  Really made the house smell nice while this was cooking!

-Mike

 

[smokinhusker]

Sounds good but 

 

[stevensondrive]

Sounds good. Wondering how long and what temps you cooked at. I'm assuming you didn't use a campfire