Baby food

My book club met last night. The current baby boom hit our group and two of my literature-loving friends - including the one who hosted yesterday - are ready to welcome their babies into the world any day now. We're very excited to welcome Baby Camryn and Baby Jamia! To take the burden off Baby Camryn's mommy, we decided to make it a potluck and it was fabulous. We had macaroni and cheese, a tossed salad, chicken wings, chili cheese dip with cookies and cupcakes for dessert. It was sort of like a last supper before our group grows by two members...



I decided to make pulled chicken with barbecue sauce. It was the first time that I had ever made it and now I'm wondering why the heck I've never done it before! I took Hawaiian rolls so we could make little sandwiches with it. I didn't have a recipe so I just did what made sense to me... The vinegar was a great counter to the sweetness of the sauce.



Pulled Chicken with Barbecue Sauce
2 cups chicken broth (I used the smallish carton)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1.5-2 lbs chicken breast
garlic powder
salt
pepper
few pinches of brown sugar
A bottle and a half your favorite barbecue sauce (Gotta love Famous Dave's, available at Kroger)


Pour the broth and the vinegar into a deep pan (so you have room for the chicken). Cover and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Rinse chicken breast and pat dry. Season liberally with garlic powder, salt, pepper and brown sugar (and any other seasoning you like). Place the seasoned chicken into the simmering broth-cider mixture. Cover and poach until done, about 7 minutes on each side (more time if the meat is very thick). When the chicken is cooked through, remove from the pan, place on a plate and shred with two forks. Allow the broth-cider to reduce while you shred. Put the shredded chicken back in the pan. Pour barbecue sauce over the chicken, mix well and cover to heat through.


Adding red onion would also be tasty, but I was keeping it simple yesterday...