The Wood-Fired Blog
Braised Chicken With Bacon, Fingerling Potatoes and Dried Fruit
Apr 22, 2013This dish was inspired by a random flip through one of the many cookbooks that line a high shelf just outside the kitchen at the restaurant where I work. The (old) book was a survey of regional French cooking, and one of the recipes I stumbled upon was for a dish that combined potatoes, bacon and dried fruit into a kind of gratin or casserole. I decided to adapt those... Read More
Baked Chicken with Rice
Dec 31, 2011Baked Chicken with rice is an delicious and easy dish to make in your wood fired pizza oven. Baked Chicken with Rice 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseMeat And Poultry Baked Chicken with Rice 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseMeat And Poultry Ingredients 8 chicken drumsticks 1 cup rice Arborio 1 onion diced 1 clove garlic smashed and... Read More
Brick Oven Roast Capon
Dec 30, 2011The capon is the bird of choice for Christmas in Italy (it’s a male castrated chicken, ouch). The capon is a little fattier than chicken, and has a great flavor. A 6-7lb bird is large enough for a small dinner party. I boiled the head, feet and insides to make stock for risotto. There are a couple of nice aspects to the recipe. First, it uses the heat of the... Read More
Brick Oven Chicken Madeira
Dec 30, 2011A brick oven version of a traditional dish. Brick Oven Chicken Madeira 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseMeat And Poultry Brick Oven Chicken Madeira 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseMeat And Poultry Ingredients 1 whole chicken cut into pieces 1 onion chopped 1 clove garlic chopped and smashed 1 lb mushrooms chopped 1/2 cup peas 2 Tbl olive... Read More
Gratin Potatoes
Dec 29, 2011Gratin Potatoes 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseVegetables Gratin Potatoes 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseVegetables Ingredients 1 lb potatoes washed, scrubbed and thinly sliced 1 onion 4 Tbs butter 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup chicken stock 4 Tbs Cheese grated Parmesan salt Pepper Servings: Units:MetricUS Imperial Instructions Rinse, and then thinly slice the potatoes and onion.... Read More
Baked Rice with Vegetables
Dec 28, 2011Baked Rice with Vegetables 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseRice And Pasta Baked Rice with Vegetables 12345 Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseRice And Pasta Ingredients 1 cups rice Arborio 1 onion finely chopped 1 cloves garlic peeled, smashed and chopped 1 red pepper chopped (no seeds) 1 tomato cored and chopped (no seeds) 1 zucchini chopped 3 tbs... Read More
