Parmesan-Pecan Fried Chicken

Name: Parmesan-Pecan Fried Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 33 min
Cook time: 1 h 33 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters buttermilk; 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning; 907 grams chicken breast tenders, cut into 1-inch-wide strips; 2 larges eggs, beaten; 6 servings Pickled Okra Salsa; 1 Tbsp paprika; 158 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters ground pecans; 6 servings Vegetable oil; 158 milliliters plain yellow cornmeal

Parmesan-Pecan Fried Chicken is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 41g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 461 calories. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 33 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. A mixture of vegetable oil, eggs, pickled okra salsa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Place chicken and buttermilk in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag. Seal and chill 1 hour.

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Remove chicken from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk.

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Combine pecans and next 4 ingredients in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in eggs; dredge in pecan mixture, shaking off excess. Arrange on a baking sheet.

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Pecans

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Pour oil to depth of 1 1/2 inches into a cast-iron Dutch oven or 12-inch (2 1/4-inch-deep) cast-iron skillet; heat to 35

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Fry chicken, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown and chicken flakes with a fork.

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Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.

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Serve with Pickled Okra Salsa.

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Pickled Okra

Salsa

Note: We tested with Zatarain's Creole Seasoning.

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Servings:

237milliliters

buttermilk 1Tbsp

Cajun seasoning 907grams

chicken breast tenders, cut into 1-inch-wide strips 2larges

eggs, beaten 6servings

Pickled Okra Salsa 1Tbsp

paprika 158milliliters

grated Parmesan cheese 237milliliters

ground pecans 6servings

Vegetable oil 158milliliters

plain yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Karthauserhof Karthauserhofberg Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 26 dollars.