Subj : 6/6 Fried Chicken Day -
To : All except Jim Weller
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jul 04 2022 10:36:22
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Chicken Fried Chicken w/Cream Gravy
Categories: Poultry, Herbs, Chilies, Sauces, Dairy
Yield: 8 Servings
8 lg Skinned, boned chicken
- thighs
4 1/2 ts Salt; divided
2 1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper;
- divided
76 Saltine crackers; 2 sleeves,
- crushed
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour; divided
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Ground red pepper (cayenne)
8 c Milk; divided
4 lg Eggs
Peanut oil
Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic
wrap, and flatten to 1/4" thickness using a meat mallet
or a rolling pin.
Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
evenly over chicken. Set aside.
Combine cracker crumbs, 2 cups flour, baking powder,
1 1/2 ts salt, 1 ts black pepper, and ground red pepper.
Whisk together 1 1/2 cups milk and eggs.
Dredge chicken in cracker crumb mixture; dip in milk
mixture, and dredge in cracker mixture again.
Pour oil to a depth of 1/2" in a 12" skillet. Heat to
360+|F/180+|C. Fry chicken, in batches, 10 min., adding
oil as needed.
Turn and fry 4 to 5 more minutes or until golden brown.
Remove to a wire rack in a jellyroll pan. Keep chicken
warm in a 225+|F/105+|C oven.
CREAM GRAVY: Carefully drain hot oil, reserving cooked
bits and 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Whisk
together remaining 1/2 c flour, remaining 2 1/2 ts salt
remaining 1 ts black pepper, and remaining 6 1/2 c milk
slowly about a cup at a time stirring in between.
Pour mixture into reserved drippings in skillet; cook
over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, 10 to 12
minutes or until thickened.
Serve gravy with chicken.
Adapted from: My Recipes.com
From:
http://www.mommyskitchen.net
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
MMMMM
... "You only live once, but if you do it right once is enough." -- Mae West
___ MultiMail/Win v0.52
--- Maximus/2 3.01
* Origin: Get your COOKING fix here! - bbs.outpostbbs.net (1:18/200)
