Beer-braised Chicken Tacos
Some friends and I went to a cabin in the woods a few weeks ago for a weekend getaway. We shared cooking duties, and I was involved in Mexican Night. I thought up this idea for making some beer-braised chicken to share with those of us who were not vegetarian. Boy did the vegetarians miss out, because this was one of the best things I've ever made! I've cooked the recipe several more times since. It takes a little time to braise things until they are tender, but it's really worth it. Dark-meat chicken is the quickest to prepare, but I've also used this same recipe with leftover pork chops that were also tasty. For the beer in the recipe, I've used several things, depending on what was available: Redbridge Beer New Planet Raspberry Beer Harvester Pale Ale Everything worked well, even the raspberry beer. I recommend just getting something that you want to drink, because you probably won't use a whole bottle unless you're making a larger batc...