Cook the Book: Taco-Fried Chicken

Name: Cook the Book: Taco-Fried Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 extra larges eggs; 4 servings All-purpose flour for dredging; 355 milliliters heavy cream or milk or water; 4 servings Peanut oil for deep-frying; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 237 milliliters crushed tortilla chips

This recipe makes 4 servings with 395 calories, 10g of protein, and 27g of fat each. If 66 cents per serving falls in your budget, Cook the Book: Taco-Fried Chicken might be an excellent vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up eggs, peanut oil, tortilla chips, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat a deep-fryer or a large potful of peanut oil over high heat to 375°F.

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Peanut Oil

Put the flour in a bowl big enough to fit one of the cutlets. In another similar size bowl, whisk the eggs and cream together.

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Cream

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Put the crushed tortilla chips in a third bowl.

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Tortilla Chips

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Bowl

Using a large knife, with the flat side of the blade parallel to your cutting board, slice the chicken through the middle to form cutlets about 5/8 inch thick. Salt and pepper both sides of each cutlet.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Cutting Board

Knife

Dip a cutlet into the flour and turn it so that it is uniformly coated. Shake off any excess flour and dip the cutlet in the egg-cream mixture and then in the crushed tortilla chips. Repeat the dipping with as many cutlets as will fit in your deep fryer or pot without touching one another.

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Tortilla Chips

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Dip

Egg

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Deep Fryer

Pot

Drop the cutlets into the oil and cook for 4 1/2 to 5 minutes, until the crust is a nice golden brown. Make sure the chicken is submerged while it is frying.

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Whole Chicken

Crust

Cooking Oil

Place on paper towels to drain. While the chicken is frying, repeat the dipping process with the remaining cutlets and fry them after the first batch is out of the oil.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels