Colonel Jackson's Smothered Chicken

Name: Colonel Jackson's Smothered Chicken
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cider vinegar; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 red onion, cut into strips; 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper flakes; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters vegetable oil, divided; 473 milliliters water; 907 grams whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

Colonel Jackson's Smothered Chicken is a dairy free recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 23g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 466 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper flakes, flour, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet and saute onion until tender.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Remove and set aside.

Place flour, salt and pepper in a large, clean grocery bag.

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Add chicken, close bag tightly and shake to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Shake

Let sit 5 minutes.

Remove chicken from bag, reserving leftover flour in bag.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Heat remaining oil in skillet and brown chicken on all sides in hot oil.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove chicken from skillet and place in a deep roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat reserved flour in skillet over medium high heat, stirring constantly, to make a dark roux. Slowly stir in pepper flakes, water and vinegar. Finally stir in reserved sauteed onion.

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Vinegar

Pepper

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Onion

Water

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Mix well and pour mixture over chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Cover dish and bake in preheated oven for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is tender and cooked through (no longer pink inside). Note: If gravy is too thick, add water to pan, a little at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

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Whole Chicken

Gravy