• 7/6 Fried Chicken Day - 2

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Fri Jul 5 17:03:00 2024
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    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 A-P 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
    360ºF/180ºC. 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 225ºF/105ºC 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

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