Friday, 07 January 2011
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Fried Friday: My Fried Chicken Adventure
One of the things I constantly have to fight against at work is cravings. Especially, when everyone around me is always bringing in or ordering in fattening, tasty foods. Usually, I can resist, but this time I couldn't when a co-worker brought in homemade fried chicken. So, I tried it myself.
I went home with the plan to make a "Southern" inspired dinner. I persuaded my boyfriend to pick up the ingredients and I would cook. I was really worried it was going to be a huge project, but I broke out the new pots and pans we received for Christmas and got to work. It was actually A LOT easier than it seems.
First, I went to work with the chicken. I used chicken legs and chicken tenderloins, all white meat. I peeled the skin off of the chicken legs, I am just not a fan of it. This is the recipe I pulled offline at www.allrecipes.com. However, I did cut the recipe down for two, and eye balled what I thought would be enough, because I believe this serves 8 or more.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
2 broiler/fryer chickens (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
vegetable oil for fryingDirections:
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, salt, paprika, oregano, sage and pepper. In a shallow bowl, beat eggs and water. Dip chicken in egg mixture; place in the bag, a few pieces at a time, and shake until coated.
- In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375 degrees F. Fry chicken, a few pieces at a time, for 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden and crispy.
- Place in two ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear.
*One of the other things I did, was I blotted the chicken after I pan fried it so it would crisp up more in the oven.
It came out excellent. I am definitely going to use this recipe again really soon. Here is what I also included in our dinner:
- Frozen Fries (I wanted waffle fries but we wound up using the crinkled fries).
- Biscuits (I highly recommend Pillsbury, which we did NOT use and some cheap brand instead which wasn't so good).
- Mac N cheese (we actually did wind up doing this but I had wanted to).
- Caesar Salad (Or whatever salad you prefer).
And that was our Southern dinner.
What's your favorite recipe for fried chicken? What's your favorite Southern food? What's your favorite fried food that you can make at home?
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Doesn't this belong on ireallylikefood instead?!?
WTF? Is this supposed to be a "health" food website? Can someone explain to me what is healthy about hormone filled poultry, french fries and mac and cheese?
Well at least you won't have to worry about running too many marathons any time soon.
P.S you forgot the cheesecake, you must use "low carb" cheesecake. LMAO!
Southern? Right...
KFC
hahahaha fried chicken on healthkicker...
but good work and it seems delicious. making a complete meal is never an easy thing.
@GoshenHypnosis@xanga - Hence the name, "fried friday", where you're allowed to write about an unhealthy, indulgent item, have you not seen this feature on here before? I understand logging onto a health related website the last thing you would want to see if fried chicken, but it is a weekly feature that we have here.
@RaVnR@xanga - No. It's "Fried Friday" where writers are allowed to write about whatever unhealthy indulgence they want that week. Whether it's a recipe or the McRib or whatever. It's every week, I'm surprised you're not familiar with it.
@chicklessnugget - OK I will give you a pass, sorry
I was just reading some of there other stuff too and it didn't seem real healthy. I consider healthy being RAW.
I love fried oyster mushrooms. Currently, I'm seeking for its recipe.
@MsxDiary@xanga - If I think of fried chicken, I would definitely ended up at KFC (that's where you want to be!)
mmm that looks so good. I wish I knew how to make it. But it's probably better that I don't. Anything in a restaurant invariably tastes better than anything i make at home.
oooh might give it a try at one of our family lazy nights when its my off day from gym =)
a spicy dry mix w/ no egg wash if there is skin... if it is skinless, then an egg wash is needed...
flour
cayenne
paprika
red pepper flakes
chili pepper
celery salt
table salt
black pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
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