This year, I vowed to travel a little less, do a little less to give me more time with the family and building our little farm. That sounds like a great plan UNTIL you get an offer to visit Oregon and Washington wine regions to dine, sip and savor on a press trip courtesy of Columbia Crest Winery and Erath Winery. sigh…what’s a girl to do? Well, I did the right thing and handed over the opportunity to Steamy Kitchen assistants, Adam and Joanne to go in my place. If you think that they have one of the best jobs in the world, perhaps they do. I also sent Joanne to the Parma region in Italy – she’s there right now and you can be sure she’s dining, sippin’, savorin’ all day and night.
Coincidentally, I’m doing the same here at home – dining on my son’s last half of the banana he didn’t want, sipping on cold coffee and savoring every moment right now because Nathan is on my lap helping me type.
Anyways, one of the food highlights of their Oregon & Washington state trips was meeting Chef Tom Douglas – read about their trip and enjoy a recipe from Chef Tom Douglas’ cookbook! ~Jaden
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A few weeks ago, Adam and I had an opportunity to learn all about Washington and Oregon’s bounty and woah, did we learn! The moment we stepped foot off the plane, we had one mission – Pike’s Place, Pike’s Place, Pike’s Place! It was amazing, all the produce, flowers, seafood, meats, cheeses and samples of it all – we rocked the samples!
The next day, we traveled to Columbia Crest Winery. There is Juan Munoz Oca, the head winemaker, he was brimming with passion. It was as though wine was in his blood, as a child he watched and helped his father and even grandfather make wine. When looking around the room as he spoke about his family and his passion, everyone seemed to be smiling, we were all lost in his words.
After a walk through the barrel rooms, Juan poured us a glass of Chardonnay and led us out to the vines, the weather was hot, dry and sunny, typical of Southeastern Washington, something that totally took me off guard (I guess we had Seattle in mind). See the dirt, how dry it is? Apparently, that is exactly what Juan wants to see for the vines they grow at Columbia Crest, he explained the “naked soil” actually forces the vines to focus more on the grapes, not the rest of the plant — if only that would happen with our indoor plants at home!
The other winery we had the chance to visit was Erath, located in Oregon and known for their Pinot Noirs, one of Adam’s favorites! The landscape, soil and weather seemed to be complete opposites to what we saw at Columbia Crest. In this case, the soil was nutrient-rich, almost red in color. The landscape was rolling green hill after green hill and the weather was temperate, warm, but not nearly as hot as the day before. It was breathtaking and apparently, the best climate for Pinot Noir!
There we are with the head winemaker for Erath, Gary Horner, who was just as kind and passionate about his craft as Juan was. It was such a treat to meet Gary, we actually served Erath Pinot Noir at our wedding, can you believe that?
The trip really was so much fun, we were blessed with amazing weather, the opportunity to meet some fun and interesting people and of course, drink fabulous wine! From Columbia Crest, we really enjoyed their Grand Estate wines, which we can easily find in our local stores for a reasonable price, but you can also take a look around their online store to try other wines they offer. As for Erath, we served their Oregon Pinot Noir at our wedding and loved it, we can find that at our local stores, too, but they have quite few more to choose from if you go online to their website.
One of the evenings was spent at the Dahlia Lounge in Seattle, a restaurant by Chef Tom Douglas. The menu focused on everything we traveled to Washington/Oregon to see, all it’s bounty, from the fresh local produce to fantastic wines. A cool keepsake from the trip was a signed copy of Seattle Kitchen, A Food Lover’s Cookbook and Guide by Tom Douglas, which is where we came across this Honey Soy Glaze recipe. You could use it as a marinade/glaze for meats, seafood and even vegetables. We recommend using a barbeque, if you have it, but the oven broiler will do the job just fine!
-Joanne and Adam
How to Make Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Chicken
To make the marinade/glaze, you will need oil, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and red pepper flakes. Just whisk everything together.
Pour the marinade over the chicken, we went with drumsticks, but you could use chicken breasts or thighs if you wanted too. Allow the chicken to marinate for about 30 minutes.
Then, remove chicken from the marinade and grill the chicken over medium heat until the skin is crisp and juices run clear, turning to cook all sides, about 25 minutes. You could also broil the chicken — preheat your broiler and broil, turning a few times during cooking, until cooked through – about 20-25 minutes.
Grilled Honey Soy Glazed Chicken
Ingredients
FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1/4 cup vegetable or peanut oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
FOR THE CHICKEN:
- 12 Chicken Drumsticks
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- To make the marinade/glaze, whisk together the honey, oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic and red pepper flakes.
- In a baking dish, resealable bag or container, marinate the chicken in the glaze for 30 minutes.
- Grill or broil the chicken, medium heat, on both sides until the skin is crispy and juices run clear or the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit, about 25-30 minutes. Be careful not to burn the chicken, the honey will char easily. Moving the chicken to a cooler part of the grill, if grilling, or moving the chicken further from the broiler, may be necessary.
- Serve chicken with a squeeze of lemon.
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Turned out yummier than I imagined.
cooking it now and the marinade tastes delicious. Cant wait
I used orange blossom honey and asian hot pepper flakes and grilled them, they were DELICIOUS!
Make me hungry. I have to do it right now.
Amazing! Served this for dinner for 8 people and everyone loved it. I left off the chili flakes but added them in one tray just for the adults! I also marinated for several hours…can’t wait to make this again. Thank you!!
Made these last night. They were delicious. I mspiced it up a bit by adding some Cajun seasoning along with some fresh rosemary in fact i believe any herbs that you like can be added to this dish. I am from the Caribbean and like my food spicy!. It is a quick easy recipe and my family loved it. will definitely put this on in my favorites list. Thank you
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This dish is simple and sounds really delicious, the ingredients are easy to find. I like to try it as I have done with this dish with chicken that I’ve discovered on another website and that i would also love to share with you This is the page of the site in its original http://www.flowmagazine.gr/article/view/Chicken_a_la_creme_with_grilled_vegetables/category/quality_of_life and here the translated link http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=el&sl=el&tl=en&u=www.flowmagazine.gr/category/view/C70/tastes i hope u will like it as i did .
It was my supper tonight – OH MY GOD – So amazing ! 🙂 Thank you for being in my life haha 🙂 I love you !
🙂 you’re very welcome!
It’s like having sex
Yum! I’m always looking for a new way to prepare chicken!
will cook it tomorrow! Thank you so much :o)
I might make this tonight with some bone in breasts. Did you do a two stage cook such as grilling for a few minutes and then going to indirect heat or an oven to finish the cooking?
Hi Chris, Grilling then going indirect is a great option — If your outside, just leave one side of the grill on low and move the chicken to that side after getting those grill marks and close the lid.
This looks good: mmm! Shame I’ve already committed to doing a chicken casserole tonight (the evenings are starting to get a little chilly in the UK now) but this is definitely going on the table soon. I am always trying to encourage non-cooks or nervous cooks to get into the kitchen, and this is exactly the kind of thing to encourage them to try: simple, but delicious.
This marinade recipe is perfect for BBQ chicken wings. I always marinated the meat for overnight, the meat will becomes tender. I love it. 🙂 I love wine too. Cooking with wine is my favorite, I love the aromatic smell of wine cooking dishes. 🙂
I made a very similar marinade last night for some portabello mushroom burgers. It’s delicious!
That is some delicious looking chicken! Mmmm! Yes, you do have the best job in the world! 🙂
Fantastic one of my favorite… my neighbor made one =)
Love honey glazed chicken!
This is getting made Thursday. I’ve committed to my chili the next 2 nights but yeah, Thursday, this is all mine! (Okay, maybe the hubby too if he’s good!) 😉
That looks so easy and delicious! If you ever need a volunteer to travel to these wonderful places I’d be more than happy to do it for you 🙂
I live in Southeastern Washington so I completely understand your shock! This area is considered high desert with a very dry climate, hot hot summers, and frigid winters. Yet, our wines are considered some of the best! I’m glad you got to see both sides of the state. We truly have it all here – hot deserts, temperate Seattle rains, a rain forest on the sound, and some of the greatest wine around!
That looks like a lip-smacking delicious chicken recipe. Gotta make this, PRONTO 😀
This is a dish that I KNOW my family would love!!
I am sitting here falling apart just looking at this post. I need this honey soy glazed chicken to occur in my life soon, or else bad things might happen.
gor.geous.