How to make sam's garlic chicken

Make Sam's Garlic Chicken

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STEPS
INGREDIENTS

Get one chicken breast.  Or add one for a friend or even two for yourself if you're really hungry!

Get one chicken breast. Or add one for a friend or even two for yourself if you're really hungry!

Get a cutting board and a large knife.

Get a cutting board and a large knife.

Cube the chicken breast

Cube the chicken breast

Cubing is just a fancy way to say cut it into small, thick cubes.  And also cut off and dispose all fat

Cubing is just a fancy way to say cut it into small, thick cubes. And also cut off and dispose all fat

Preheat stove top to a medium heat.  You want it to cook at a reasonable pace but you also don't want to fly too close to the sun, Icarus.

Preheat stove top to a medium heat. You want it to cook at a reasonable pace but you also don't want to fly too close to the sun, Icarus.

Apply vegetable oil to the pan.  Not too much, but don't skimp

Apply vegetable oil to the pan. Not too much, but don't skimp

Evenly distribute vegetable oil throughout the pan by tilting side to side.  It's okay if it's not perfect.  Neither are you

Evenly distribute vegetable oil throughout the pan by tilting side to side. It's okay if it's not perfect. Neither are you

Put chicken in pan and allow it to sit until you hear a faint simmer

Put chicken in pan and allow it to sit until you hear a faint simmer

Continue to flip chicken until all sides are cooked.

Continue to flip chicken until all sides are cooked.

When the chicken cubes are white all over and all the pink is gone, it's time for the next step!

When the chicken cubes are white all over and all the pink is gone, it's time for the next step!

Get some minced garlic and a small spoon!

Get some minced garlic and a small spoon!

Apply garlic generously!

Apply garlic generously!

Mix it up and continue flipping the chicken to make sure that the garlic cooks with every piece.  Ideally, the garlic is cooking underneath the chicken.  Press down lightly occasionally with spatula

Mix it up and continue flipping the chicken to make sure that the garlic cooks with every piece. Ideally, the garlic is cooking underneath the chicken. Press down lightly occasionally with spatula

Apply seasoning

Apply seasoning

Apply Seasoned Salt generously

Apply Seasoned Salt generously

Apply Tony's less generously as it comes out of the bottle very fast and has a strong flavor

Apply Tony's less generously as it comes out of the bottle very fast and has a strong flavor

Continue to cook until bronzed to your liking.  The darker the better, but if you cook too long it could dry it out, especially if you have a better stove.

Continue to cook until bronzed to your liking. The darker the better, but if you cook too long it could dry it out, especially if you have a better stove.

Put on plate

Put on plate

Eat it

Eat it

Finished product if done correctly

Finished product if done correctly

Clean up

Clean up

Clean pan

Clean pan

Clean plate.  Or put it in the dishwasher!

Clean plate. Or put it in the dishwasher!

Clean spatula

Clean spatula

Clean knife

Clean knife

Safety first!

Safety first!

Clean cutting board

Clean cutting board

What a clean sink should look like

What a clean sink should look like

Congrats!

  • Chicken breast
  • Cutting Board
  • Large Knife
  • Pan (Non-stick preferred)
  • Vegetable oil
  • Minced Garlic
  • Tony Cachere's Original Creole Seasoning
  • Seasoned Salt
  • Spatula