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  • Announcing June's Cooking Club Pick: Matt Dunigan's Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks

    With 99 votes, Matt D's Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks have won your grilling hearts. I have to be honest, I didn't think Matt would win, but those drumsticks do look sweet, tangy and all around tempting. I do like the short list of ingredients - keeps it cheap and I think everyone will have the majority of them... Alley_bee notice the honey?! And I can't wait to see what you've got up your sleeves while making this one. I have a feeling there will be a creative explosion towards enhancing the flavours. I on the other hand, will follow it to a 'T' and I'll have you know that there is nothing wrong with that! But I do hope that all of you adventurous and experienced cooks have a go with this one. *P.S. This recipe calls for a 4 hour marinade - so try not to leave it to the last minute. Take a look at all of the results! <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/3254314/" mce_href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/3254314/">What Will June's CCC Be?</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/" mce_href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span> ............................... How the Cooking Club Challenge works: Make this month's recipe: Matt Dunigan's Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks Create the recipe to a "T" or add your creative flair Email us (community@foodnetwork.ca) a picture (jpg format) and a short descriptive paragraph - 50 words - before month's end for your chance to win! Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks: Ingredients: 12 chicken drumsticks with the skin on 1/2 cup liquid honey 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 2 teaspoons chopped garlic Juice and zest of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Oil for brushing Directions: In a medium bowl, whisk together all marinade ingredients. Reserve ¼ cup (60ml) for basting later. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place rinsed chicken in a large sealable plastic bag. Pour the marinade over the chicken, seal the bag and toss to ensure the legs are evenly coated with the marinade. Marinate 4 hours in the refrigerator. Once chicken has marinated, prepare barbeque for indirect medium heat (350°F) (175°C) leaving one side on and one side off. Oil the grill to prevent sticking. Place chicken on the grill over the side with no heat (indirect medium heat). Turn chicken every 3-4 minutes, brushing with the reserved marinade. Cook for approximately 15-20 minutes or until...
  • June Cooking Club Challenge Results: Dunigan's Hunan Smoked Ribs

    When your photos started to trickle in, I have to admit that it was slow going. I wasn't sure how many submissions we were going to get this month in view of the advanced barbecuing that Matt Dunigan's recipe called for (what with the smoking pouches and all). But as usual, you all surpassed our expectations -- by end of the month we had us a formidable number of your mouthwatering rib submissions, and what was most impressive is how similar everybody's attempts looked to Matt Dunigan's photo! Your photos - Gorgeous! Several of you commented on how you now know how to make/smoke ribs, and that to me is what Foodtv.ca's Cooking Club Challenge is all about: learning, sharing and improving! Other than the fact that they were delicious, several of you noted that: the sauce recipe made a huge amount of sauce the smoking was not that bad/hard, and did not make the ribs taste too smokey Some of you even made these in your toaster ovens! Good on you guys -- that's the kind of commitment we like to see here on the Cooking Club Challenge. Here's the proud photo gallery, and may I congratulate all of you who took this bona fide challenge and persevered! Scroll down for the winner of this month's challenge! You need to upgrade your Flash Player to 9 or greater As an aside, how fun was it to get all those photos from Rick W.? How about those Brontsaurus ribs that Katherine S. made? I guess that's how they roll in Yellowknife! But I digress. The winner of June's Cooking Club Challenge is... Katina T.! We were very happy to receive Katina's heartwarming account of how she impressed her Chinese father with her Hunan skills, and can't help but feel a little misty-eyed for being a part of that. So for that, Katina T., for making us here at Foodtv.ca feel really good about ourselves, like we're making a difference, we thank you and award you this month's winner (read Katina's story below). Congratulations! From Katina T.; I made the Hunan Smoked Beef Ribs recipe yesterday for a belated Father's day dinner with my dad. My family is Asian, and my dad has always preferred good old Chinese food to Western food. He's also the meat expert chef in the family, so I wanted to impress him with Chinese-style ribs that I made on my own, and have them as tender as the ones we had in the last restaurant we ate at. The last time I made my own baby back ribs, they were sort of chewy and tasteless! Well, the ribs ended up being...
  • This is How You Like Your Ribs: June's Cooking Club Challenge is Hunan Style

    And the winner is... Matt Dunigan's Hunan-Smoked Ribs! Wow, you guys are brave indeed. You're going to soak those chips and prep that rub and monitor the smoking pouch and take an all-together chance on everything? You may think I'm being dramatic, but smoking ribs is a challenge indeed! I've had different friends make them on several occasions, and virtually every time they've been too smoky, undercooked or just generally not right. AND, they were using smokers as opposed to a homemade smoking pouch... They were however pork back ribs as opposed to beef ribs, and one thing I know is that Matt Dunigan knows his grilling. I would just like to gently suggest that in this case, you follow the recipe to a T. Unless you're....er....a grilling pro? Maybe when you send in your photos you can take some shots of the smoking pouches in action? Would love to see everyone's technique. Good luck! Here's how the Foodtv.ca Cooking Club Challenge works: • Make the chosen monthly recipe: Matt Dunigan's Hunan-Smoked Ribs. • Feel free to follow it to a "T" or add your own creative flair. • Email me (blogATfoodtvDOTca) a picture (in .jpg format) and a short descriptive paragraph of no more than 50 words before May 31st, 2009, for your chance to win prizes. If you have a flickr account, you can post your results to the Foodtv.ca flickr group . • Do check out past Cooking Club Challenge results . Hunan Smoked Beef Ribs INGREDIENTS: • 2 Racks of Beef ribs 8 Bones each rack • 9 cups apple wood chips 6 cups soaked in cool water for 1 hour and drained. • 4 tsp Chinese five spice powder • 2 tbsp salt • 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper • 1 tbsp lightly packed brown sugar • 2 tsp chili flakes • 2 cups Hoisin sauce • Juice of 3 oranges • 2 tbsp grated ginger • 1 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic • 1/4 cup dry sherry • 2 tbsp sesame seeds DIRECTIONS: 1. To make the rub, combine all rub ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine evenly. Rub this mixture evenly all over the ribs using slight pressure of the hand as to tear the micro fibers of the meat. Place the rubbed ribs in a large re-sealable bag and place in the refrigerator to marinate overnight 2. The next day prepare the sauce by combining the Hoisin sauce in a medium bowl; add the grated ginger, garlic, orange juice, sherry and sesame seeds. 3. Strain the wood chips. Place 1 cup (250ml) of dry wood chips...
  • June Cooking Club Challenge: How Do You Want Your Ribs?

    Let's get grilling season in full swing with an all-rib challenge! But let's spare everyone the every day variety BBQ sauce or honey garlic ribs and make these something special. We've got three of Matt Dunigan 's finest rib dishes on the menu, but we want you to make the final call. Which of these recipes would you like to make for June's Cooking Club Challenge? Here are the recipes: Hunan-Smoked Beef Ribs Spicy Tandoori Lamb Ribs Sichuan Ribs Please, take a moment to vote and tell us what recipe you want to make next month. Related: On the Grill recipes from the Foodtv.ca Summer Entertaining site Matt Dunigan's Top 3 Grilling Tips Technique 101 Video: Dry Rub