passover palate
Chicken Three Ways
Courtesy of Aunt Beulah’s Recipe Cards
Keri White
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have written before about my
husband’s Aunt Beulah, who was
everyone’s favorite matriarch. I
recently uncovered a tranche of her
recipes, some handwritten and some
typed (on a typewriter!) in her distinc-
tive style, with notes on small modifica-
tions that made everything better.

In honor of her and all the aunts and
bubbies that taught us to love food and
to cook, we continue this series as part
of our food programming.

These recipes, which I pulled off
typewritten sheets in a file folder, are
all suitable for Passover. They could
anchor a seder or serve as a non-seder
meal during the holiday. They are also
tasty, flavorful and healthy and, as
such, are well worth bringing into the
regular rotation all year long.

Beulah recommends bone-in chicken
pieces for these, but for those of us
who prefer boneless, simply sub the
cut you prefer and adjust the cooking
time accordingly.

Lemon-Herb Broiled Chicken
Serves 4
The original recipe advises using “a
small chicken, cut into pieces” and broil-
ing, but this was clearly written before
boneless breasts and thighs became
the norm and grilling emerged as the
go-to cooking method for meat and fish
throughout the year. It is fine to use any
type of chicken you wish and whatever
cooking approach you prefer.

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4 pieces chicken (or more if you
want leftovers)
⅓ cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons chopped fresh
parsley 2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon each salt
and pepper
Mix all the marinade ingredients, and
add the chicken. Coat thoroughly, and
let the chicken sit in the marinade for
2-24 hours.

Broil or grill, basting occasionally
until done. For bone-in, skin-on pieces
in the broiler, cook for about 30 minutes
total on the bottom rack, far from the
heat. For grilled boneless pieces, cook
about 18 minutes total.




passover palate
Lemon Chicken Stew
This recipe is suggested for a winter night.

I found that interesting because I tend to
associate lime with warmer weather, but it
is delicious 365 days a year.

Like the recipe above, this presumes
bone-in pieces, but I prefer the conve-
nience of boneless. You do you!
Outside of Passover, egg noodles
can be added to the finished stew or
served beneath it. During Passover, it
can go over mashed potatoes or sim-
ply be offered solo in a warming bowl.

Serves 4
Serves 6-8
4 pieces chicken (more if you want
leftovers) ⅓ cup lime juice
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup cooking oil
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 clove garlic, minced
Mix all the marinade ingredients. Add
the chicken pieces and coat. Leave the
chicken in the marinade for 4-24 hours.

Heat your grill or broiler. Cook away
from direct heat. For boneless pieces,
cook about 18 minutes total; for bone-in
pieces, cook about 30 minutes until done.

6 bone-in chicken thighs or breasts
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2 cups chicken broth
4 cups water
⅓ lemon juice
1 cup crushed tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
Tabasco sauce to taste
pan. Lower the heat, and sauté it for 5
minutes. Return the chicken to the pan, add
the stock and water, and bring it to a
boil. Add the tomatoes, lemon juice,
thyme, bay leaf, salt, pepper and
Tabasco. Lower the heat, cover the pan
and simmer for about 45-60 minutes
until the chicken is very tender.

Remove the chicken from the pan,
and pull it from the bone into small
pieces. Return it to the pan. Remove
the bay leaf, and add salt, pepper,
Tabasco and lemon juice to taste.

If desired, add cooked noodles to the
stew, or serve atop noodles or rice. ■
Keri White is a Philadelphia-based
freelance food writer.

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Lime-Mustard Chicken
In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil
over medium-high, and brown the
chicken on all sides. Remove the
chicken, and add the vegetables to the
Chag sameach
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