Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

There is, remarkably, a newly published work by Vonnegut
titled _Armageddon In Retrospect_ . Buried in there, as
part of an anecdote involving troops in Europe, is a chicken
recipe that goes something like follows:

Cut up a large chicken, brown the pieces olive oil / butter
for five minutes, then add a mixture of sherry and tomato paste
and simmer for 30 minutes.

Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
formulation? And has anybody tried it?

Steve

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
(Steve Pope) wrote:


>
>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>
>Steve

I have a wonderful recipe from A New Way To Cook, that has both sherry
and tomatoes in it. Also sherry vinegar... It's a wonderful dish...

I might have another recipe with a similar combo... No tomato paste
though for either recipe, but the combo is a very pleasing one.

Christine

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

Christine Dabney <artisan2@ix . net com . com > wrote:

>(Steve Pope) wrote:

>>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>>formulation? And has anybody tried it?

>I have a wonderful recipe from A New Way To Cook, that has both sherry
>and tomatoes in it. Also sherry vinegar... It's a wonderful dish...

>I might have another recipe with a similar combo... No tomato paste
>though for either recipe, but the combo is a very pleasing one.

Yes, the tomato paste part is (to me) intriguing, since it makes
for a thicker sauce. It's pretty obvious it should work.

Steve

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Sun 11 May 2008 12:59:03a, Christine Dabney told us...

> On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>>
>>Steve
>
> I have a wonderful recipe from A New Way To Cook, that has both sherry
> and tomatoes in it. Also sherry vinegar... It's a wonderful dish...
>
> I might have another recipe with a similar combo... No tomato paste
> though for either recipe, but the combo is a very pleasing one.
>
> Christine
>

I make a Greek stew, Stifado, that has both tomato paste and sherry in it.
Quite nice.

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Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@arizona.usa . com > wrote:

>I make a Greek stew, Stifado, that has both tomato paste and sherry in it.
>Quite nice.

Thanks. So the combination is not unheard of.

Steve

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Sun 11 May 2008 10:32:28a, Steve Pope told us...

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@arizona.usa . com > wrote:
>
>>I make a Greek stew, Stifado, that has both tomato paste and sherry in
>>it. Quite nice.
>
> Thanks. So the combination is not unheard of.
>
> Steve
>

Not at all.

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Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

Christine Dabney said...

> On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>>
>>Steve
>
> I have a wonderful recipe from A New Way To Cook, that has both sherry
> and tomatoes in it. Also sherry vinegar... It's a wonderful dish...
>
> I might have another recipe with a similar combo... No tomato paste
> though for either recipe, but the combo is a very pleasing one.
>
> Christine


Missed the Vonnegut chicken recipe. Would have much favored the Rube
Goldberg or the Salvadore Dali recipes.

Andy

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>There is, remarkably, a newly published work by Vonnegut
>titled _Armageddon In Retrospect_ . Buried in there, as
>part of an anecdote involving troops in Europe, is a chicken
>recipe that goes something like follows:
>
>Cut up a large chicken, brown the pieces olive oil / butter
>for five minutes, then add a mixture of sherry and tomato paste
>and simmer for 30 minutes.
>
>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>
Sherry most certainly goes with chicken... so why not try adding
tomato paste too?

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Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe


"sf" <.> wrote in message news:8bed24hmshc0t4ecp5fo6psbdsjfp18kn9@4ax . com ...
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>There is, remarkably, a newly published work by Vonnegut
>>titled _Armageddon In Retrospect_ . Buried in there, as
>>part of an anecdote involving troops in Europe, is a chicken
>>recipe that goes something like follows:
>>
>>Cut up a large chicken, brown the pieces olive oil / butter
>>for five minutes, then add a mixture of sherry and tomato paste
>>and simmer for 30 minutes.
>>
>>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>>
> Sherry most certainly goes with chicken... so why not try adding
> tomato paste too?

If this is Vonnegut's recipe, I expect more sherry went into the
cook than the chicken.;)

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:18:57 -0400, "cybercat" <cyberpurrs@yahoo . com >
wrote:

>
>"sf" <.> wrote in message news:8bed24hmshc0t4ecp5fo6psbdsjfp18kn9@4ax . com ...
>> On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:31 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org
>> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>>
>>>There is, remarkably, a newly published work by Vonnegut
>>>titled _Armageddon In Retrospect_ . Buried in there, as
>>>part of an anecdote involving troops in Europe, is a chicken
>>>recipe that goes something like follows:
>>>
>>>Cut up a large chicken, brown the pieces olive oil / butter
>>>for five minutes, then add a mixture of sherry and tomato paste
>>>and simmer for 30 minutes.
>>>
>>>Sounds pretty obvious, but I haven't heard of exactly a sherry /
>>>tomato paste mixture as a simmering sauce. Is this a known
>>>formulation? And has anybody tried it?
>>>
>> Sherry most certainly goes with chicken... so why not try adding
>> tomato paste too?
>
>If this is Vonnegut's recipe, I expect more sherry went into the
>cook than the chicken.;)
>

and smoked manymanymany unfiltered pall malls, yet still lived to
eighty-four. go figure.

your pal,
blake

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe


"blake murphy" <blakepmNOTTHIS@verizon . net > wrote
> and smoked manymanymany unfiltered pall malls, yet still lived to
> eighty-four. go figure.
>

I adore him. He would only come and speak at NC State if they made
a special provision that allowed him to drink bourbon on the rocks and
smoke while he did so. And he pissed off a whole bunch of people when
he spoke. Go, Kurt. Have you read Hocus Pocus? It's a fairly late one.
I had this feeling he had grown up a bunch as a writer since "Breakfast
of Champions" with its drawings of underpants and American Flags and
assholes.

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe


cybercat wrote:
> "blake murphy" <blakepmNOTTHIS@verizon . net > wrote
>> and smoked manymanymany unfiltered pall malls, yet still lived to
>> eighty-four. go figure.
>>
>
> I adore him. He would only come and speak at NC State if they made
> a special provision that allowed him to drink bourbon on the rocks and
> smoke while he did so. And he pissed off a whole bunch of people when
> he spoke. Go, Kurt. Have you read Hocus Pocus? It's a fairly late one.
> I had this feeling he had grown up a bunch as a writer since "Breakfast
> of Champions" with its drawings of underpants and American Flags and
> assholes.
>
>


You gotta admit, the tap dancing and farting alien (what's his name,
"Zog"?) was one of the all-time great visuals.


Bob

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe


"zxcvbob" <zxcvbob@charter . net > wrote in message
news:68rdeeF2u5809U1@mid.individual . net ...
>
> cybercat wrote:
>> "blake murphy" <blakepmNOTTHIS@verizon . net > wrote
>>> and smoked manymanymany unfiltered pall malls, yet still lived to
>>> eighty-four. go figure.
>>>
>>
>> I adore him. He would only come and speak at NC State if they made
>> a special provision that allowed him to drink bourbon on the rocks and
>> smoke while he did so. And he pissed off a whole bunch of people when
>> he spoke. Go, Kurt. Have you read Hocus Pocus? It's a fairly late one.
>> I had this feeling he had grown up a bunch as a writer since "Breakfast
>> of Champions" with its drawings of underpants and American Flags and
>> assholes.
>
>
> You gotta admit, the tap dancing and farting alien (what's his name,
> "Zog"?) was one of the all-time great visuals.
>
>
Oh, yeah. :) I really have no criticism of anything Vonnegut has done. It
was just neat to see his personal development reflected in his writing.

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe


"zxcvbob" <zxcvbob@charter . net > wrote
> You gotta admit, the tap dancing and farting alien (what's his name,
> "Zog"?) was one of the all-time great visuals.
>

And what really floors me is that Vonnegut was my FATHER'S
generation!!

Re: Kurt Vonnegut Chicken Recipe

On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:51:09 -0400, "cybercat" <cyberpurrs@yahoo . com >
wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" <blakepmNOTTHIS@verizon . net > wrote
>> and smoked manymanymany unfiltered pall malls, yet still lived to
>> eighty-four. go figure.
>>
>
>I adore him. He would only come and speak at NC State if they made
>a special provision that allowed him to drink bourbon on the rocks and
>smoke while he did so. And he pissed off a whole bunch of people when
>he spoke. Go, Kurt. Have you read Hocus Pocus? It's a fairly late one.
>I had this feeling he had grown up a bunch as a writer since "Breakfast
>of Champions" with its drawings of underpants and American Flags and
>assholes.
>

actually, i didn't much like 'breakfast of champions' and kind of lost
interest/track after that.

your pal,
blake