“Interesting," Elaine said as Rick poured the vodka over the chicken and struck a match. "Until I met you, I never thought of using 'Polish food' and 'romantic' in the same sentence.” From Death In the Science Classroom
Polish Chicken Flambé
Serves 4
4 chicken quarters
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons strong Polish vodka or other vodka
4 stale dinner rolls
1/2 cup milk
1/ 4 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon finely chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon finely chopped almonds
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/ 4 cup chopped fresh parsley
In a medium bowl, soak rolls in milk add butter or margarine, eggs, 1 tablespoon of salt, dry bread crumbs, walnuts, almonds, nutmeg, and parsley. Use a food processor to combine ingredients.
Grease a baking pan, place the stuffing inside and cover with foil.
Rub chicken with 1tablespoon salt. Preheat oven to 375F.
Cover and bake 30 minutes. Remove cover; bake 30 minutes more or until juices run clear. Place chicken quarters, skin -side up, on a platter. Pour vodka over chicken. Using a long match, carefully ignite vodka. Serve immediately.
This dish is perfect with a bottle of Pinot Noir from Big Basin Vineyards.