Maui Crockpot Chicken

 

MAUI CROCKPOT CHICKEN RECIPE
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 TBS. Oil
1 (14.5 oz.) can of chicken broth
1 (20 oz.) can of pineapple chunks
1/4 cup vinegar (apple cider vinegar if you have it. If not plain is ok)
2 TBS. Brown Sugar
3 tsp. soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 minced onion
1 med. bell pepper, chopped
3 TBS. cornstarch 1/4 cup water

1. Brown chicken in oil in heavy bottomed skillet

2. Place chicken into bottom of crockpot

3. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken.

4. Cover; cook on low for 4-6 hours

5. Serve over hot jasmine rice or whatever rice you have on hand.

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NOTE: I made this on Aug. 26, 2012 and it was awesome. Also, I used dehydrated bell peppers and dehydrated onions (both that I made myself) and it worked just fine. I also thawed my chicken and cooked it halfway in the microwave rather than in a skillet because it was faster and it still was wonderful.

chicken viking hat

((cue “The Immigrant Song” now)) 

I just thought this was a riot and HAD to pass it along. Someone was very creative. It was a free pattern so I don’t think there is any problem with posting it. Enjoy!

Size

6–12 months

See adult sized instructions on Craftster.

Crochet guidelines and crochet pattern for drumsticks also on Craftster.

Finished measurements

16.5 inches (40cm) around, stretching to 18 inches (45cm)

Gauge

18.5 sts and 28 rows per 4″(10cm) in pattern, using larger needles

Materials

Note: This yarn is discontinued. Substitute cotton baby yarn of your choice.

• MC: Lily Sugar Babies (100% cotton, machine washable, 140g per ball), colour 01210 (peach), less than 1 ball
• CC: Lily Elite Cotton (100% cotton, machine washable, 100g and 169m per ball), colour 05620 (yellow), a few yards
• 1, 3.75mm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge (OSTOG)
• 1, 4mm circular needle, OSTOG
• 1 set 4mm double pointed needles, OSTOG
• stitch markers
• safety pins or contrast yarn for marking positions
• yarn needle for finishing
• small amount of batting for stuffing drumsticks

Stitch Patterns

Seed Stitch

• 1st and alternating rounds: *K1, P1* to end.
• 2nd and alternating rounds: *P1, K1* to end (so as to P all K sts from row below and vice versa).

Goosebumps (on a multiple of 4sts)

• 1st and alternating rounds: K to end
• 2nd round: *P1, K3* to end
• 4th round: K2, *P1, K3* to last 2 sts, P1 K1

Method

Main hat

• Using MC and smaller needles, CO 80sts. Join stitches into a round (don’t twist!) and place marker at beg of round.
• Work 5 rounds in seed stitch.
• Switch to larger needles and work 16 rounds in goosebumps.
• *K2tog, K14, place marker* to end of round (no need to double-mark end of round).
• Continuing in goosebump pattern, k2tog after each marker on alternating rounds another 7 times (40sts on needle), then every round 7 times (5sts on needle). Remove markers.
• Break yarn and draw through remaining sts. Pull yarn to inside of hat and weave in end securely.

Earflaps and ties

• Mark center front and back of hat.
• Count 10sts from center back along bottom hem. Using MC and smaller needle, pick up 20sts towards center front.
• Beginning with a RS row, work 3 rows seed stitch.
• Dec 1 each end of this and every other row, 4 times (12sts on needle).
• Dec 1 each end of every row 4 times (4sts on needle).
• BO remaining sts.
• Cut 6, 20 inch (50cm) lengths of MC yarn and thread them evenly through BO edge of earflap to make something resembling a 10 inch (25cm) fringe.
• Holding 3 bundles of 4 strands, braid ties to desired length (9-12 inches, or 22-30cm). Tie strands securely in an overhand knot and trim loose ends to 1 inch of knot.
• Repeat for other side.

Drumsticks

Note: Determine drumstick placement visually or use these guidelines: center of side, 12 rows above edging, corresponds to center bottom of drumstick as shown in diagram.

• Using DPNs and MC, and beginning at top back corner of future drumstick, pick up 25sts in a back-slanted circle.
• (RS) K 1 round.
• Work in goosebumps to last 3sts, turn.
• P to last 3sts, turn.
• Work in goosebumps to last 4sts, turn.
• P3, P2tog, P7, S.S.P, P to last 4sts, turn.
• Work in goosebumps (as best you can) to last 5sts, turn.
• P2, P2tog, P5, S.S.P, P to last 5sts, turn.
• K2, K2tog, K3, S.S.K, K to last 6sts, turn.
• P1, P2tog, P1, S.S.P, P to last 6sts, turn.
• At this point, pause and stuff the drumstick before the opening disappears.
• K1, K3tog, K to end. (15sts on needle)
• K2tog to last st, K1. (8sts on needle)
• K 2 rounds
• K2tog to end (4sts on needle)

Note about feet: Toes are made as a variety of tiny i-cords, which hang off at all angles, sometimes by single threads. These are sewn up properly during finishing. It would undoubtedly be easier to crochet these, if you’re that way inclined (crochet instructions here).

• Switch to CC and work 4 rounds as i-cord.
• K2. Break yarn and draw through these 2 sts to make heel spur.
• Join yarn to remaining 2sts. Inc 1 twice.
• Still working as i-cord, inc 1 into first st.
• Treat these 2 sts as separate i-cord and K them again. Break yarn and draw through these 2sts to make toe.
• Join yarn to remaining 3sts.
• K2, treat as for previous toe.
• Join yarn to remaining 1 st. Inc 1, K2 as i-cord, break yarn and draw through.
• Repeat for other drumstick and foot, picking up in opposite direction in order to begin with a RS round.

Finishing

For the feet

• Draw each toe’s end tail down through toe and bury in drumstick. Shape each toe to a point.
• Sew toes securely into desired positions using remaining tails. Bury yarn ends in drumstick.

Weave in remaining ends.

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Adult Sized Pattern for it

So I finally did it. My camera isn’t working so no pics yet, but it actually came out the right size for a grown-up head. The only thing I’ll alter if I make another adult-sized Raw Chicken Viking Hat is to make the drumsticks a bit bigger (they look kinda dinky on the bigger hat). The pattern is mostly the same as the baby one with these few adjustments:
- with 3.75mm circular needles (US5), cast on 102 st. – do 6 rounds seed stitch – switch to 4mm circular (US6) needles and do 24 rounds in the 4-row gooseflesh pattern (as in the original pattern) – *k2tog, k15, place marker* repeat all the way around so you have 6 sections – continue in goosebumps pattern, reducing on odd-numbered rounds, until you have 54 stitches left (8 reducing rounds) – change to reducing on every round until only 6 st left, break off yarn and pull through
- EARFLAPS – mark centre back, count 13 st forward along bottom edge, pick up 24 st
- do 3 rows seed stitch then begin reducing as per original pattern
- DRUMSTICKS – mine came out looking a tad small so next time I’ll maybe increase by ~20% (making it pick up 30 st in back-slanting oval instead of just 25) and starting about 15 rows above edging
- the rest is the same (ties, feet, etc) and came out OK

Chicken Paprikash

This is an old hungarian dish that I got from the sister of a childhood friend. It was handed down to her from her Hungarian grandmother. I recall that I came home raving about it and my mom cooked it and loved it as much as I did. It has warmed up many winter nights for us all. Paprikash is hungarian for Paprika, btw.

Chicken Paprikash

Boil chicken (as much as you want the soup to have). Keep enough of the water used to boil the meat to cover it again.
Cool slightly and dice up the chicken, add 1 large onion, garlic salt, a couple
cloves of garlic, salte and pepper to taste. Add 1/2 to 3/4 can of tomato paste.
Cook down for 1/2 an hour. Add 1/2 tsp paprika. Dice potatos, celery, and
carrots. Add to chicken mixture. when the taters are done, add the rivels.
(Rivels are flour dumplings). Boil for about 20 mins. Sitr often. When brother
is desired consistency, add a small container of sour cream slowly. Stir till
cream dissolves but no longer or the sour cream may curdle.

Rivels: Pour a good amount of flour
into a bowl. Add salt and pepper and enough water to make a thick gooey paste.
Drop by 1/2 tsp size unshaped amounts into the soup. They will cook up in no
time. When firm they are done.

You can subsitute spaeztle, gnocchi, or egg noodles for the rivels as well.