I planned dinner tonight around our wine. We got a bottle of the 2004 Sylvester Zinfandel barrel sample yesterday at the Paso Robles Zinfandel festival. I decided to do a spiced chicken (I’ve made this before), and one of Larry’s favorites – whipped sweet potatoes. No recipe for the potatoes, – I just baked them until they were done, then whipped them with a little bit of butter and chipotleEverything turned out really nice and went well together.
- Butterflied Roast Chicken with Chile-Cinnamon Rub (Fine Cooking #47, November 2001, p. 55)
- Chipotle Whipped Sweet Potatoes
- Mixed Greens with Roasted Sugar Plum Tomatoes and Citrus Viniagrette
Wine: Sylvester 2004 Zinfandel Barrel Sample (Paso Robles, California). Nice, for a barrel sample. Jammy.
I’ve made that chicken too and thought it was excellent! And I’ve done the same thing with sweet potatoes. It really does sound like a perfect match with your wine. How was the wine, by the way? Lovely photo!
I really like that chicken. Actually, I really like any chicken butterflied!
The wine was good. A barrel sample usually isn’t the best, but it was still pretty drinkable.