Peppery Chicken Fried Chicken

Peppery Chicken Fried Chicken
Peppery Chicken Fried Chicken might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 499 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up flour, salt, ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 42 minutes. Fried chicken with beer is fabulous, and Breast of Chicken Oaxaca - Fried Chicken in Chipotle Sauce.

Instructions

1
Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
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Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper evenly over chicken. Set aside.
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Combine cracker crumbs, 2 cups flour, baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and ground red pepper.
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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.
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Pour oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in a 12-inch skillet (do not use a nonstick skillet).
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Heat to 36
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Fry chicken, in batches, 10 minutes, adding oil as needed. Turn and fry 4 to 5 more minutes or until golden brown.
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Remove to a wire rack in a jellyroll pan. Keep chicken warm in a 225 oven. Carefully drain hot oil, reserving cooked bits and 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet.
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Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup flour, remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, remaining 1 teaspoon black pepper, and remaining 6 1/2 cups milk.
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10
Pour mixture into reserved drippings in skillet; cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.
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Serve gravy with chicken.
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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 Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 69 dollars.
Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5
Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5
DifficultyHard
Ready In42 m.
Servings10
Health Score10
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