Name: Thyme Smoked Breasts of Chicken with a Balsamic Glaze
Ingredients: 4 Chicken breasts; 4 Sprigs fresh thyme; 1 Fat clove garlic; 2 Cinnamon sticks; 2 tb Olive oil; Freshly ground salt and pepper; A handful of woody thyme stems; 4 Cinnamon sticks; broken into several; (4 to 5); ; pieces; 2 tb Balsamic vinegar; 8 tb Extra virgin olive oil; 1 Handful freshly chopped chives; A pinch of sugar; Salt and pepper

If one really wants to a see a theology for the church in action, one might walk into an old church graveyard at night. Walk about and see the headstones weathered and ground down by the elements. Contemplate the fact that beneath your feet are men and women who once had youthful skin and quick steps and hectic calendars but who are now piles of forgotten bones. Think about the fact that the scattered teeth in the earth below you once sang hymns of hope -maybe 'When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder I’ll Be There' or 'When We All Get to Heaven.' They are silent now. But while you are there, think about what every generation of Christians has held against the threat of sword and guillotine and chemical weaponry. This stillness will one day be interrupted by a shout from the eastern sky, a joyful call with a distinctly northern Galilean accent. And that’s when life really gets interesting.

Russell Moore

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Sami	Tessa’s, Tastebuds	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Chicken breasts
4		Sprigs fresh thyme
1		Fat clove garlic
2		Cinnamon sticks
2	tb	Olive oil
		Freshly ground salt and pepper
		A handful of woody thyme stems
4		Cinnamon sticks; broken into several
		(4 to 5)
		; pieces
2	tb	Balsamic vinegar
8	tb	Extra virgin olive oil
1		Handful freshly chopped chives
		A pinch of sugar
		Salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE SMOKING
FOR THE BALSAMIC DRESSING
Pre-heat the oven to 220&deg;C/425&deg;F/gas mark 7
Set up a smoker with the thyme and broken cinnamon sticks using 2 roasting
tins and leave until a steady stream of smoke appears between the 2 of
them.
Wash and dry the chicken. Grind 1 cinnamon stick for the chicken and crush
the garlic. Mix together. Lift the fillets on the breasts and pop a sprig
of thyme and a little of the cinnamon mix under each, putting the fillets
back in place. Rub a little of the cinnamon mix onto each side of the
breasts. Season well and rub with olive oil. Heat a skillet until very hot
and sear the breasts on all sides.
Put the breasts on a wire rack in the smoker, skin side down. Replace the
lid. Smoke for 2 minutes, then turn the breasts and smoke for another
minute. Remove from the smoker, put the remaining cinnamon stick, broken,
and any remaining thyme in a small roasting tin and sit the breasts on top.
Make the balsamic dressing by mixing all the ingredients except chives and
smear this on the skin side of the breasts. Roast for about 12 minutes
until the juices run clear.
Warm the dressing and then add the chives for a fresh green colour and
oniony flavour. Serve with the breasts.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 852 Calories (kcal); 61g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat);
61g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 186mg Cholesterol; 188mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 8 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7 Fat; 0
Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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