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place battered foods into the oil directly. This will prevent the batter from catching
and sticking to the wiring of the basket.
Never fill the basket more than 2/3 full. In order to cook evenly, the food needs space
for the frying oil to fry each side.
FRIED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY GRAVY
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into
pieces
3 cups vegetable oil
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk
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In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup milk and egg.
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In a re-sealable plastic bag, mix together the flour, garlic salt, paprika, pepper and
poultry seasoning.
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Place chicken in bag, seal, and shake to coat. Dip chicken in milk and egg mixture,
then once more in flour mixture. (Reserve any remaining flour mixture.)
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In the deep fryer, heat oil to 365
°
F until ready.
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Place coated chicken in the hot oil, and brown on all sides. Reduce heat to 325
°
F,
and continue cooking chicken until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove chicken from
fryer, and drain on paper towels.
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Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the frying oil and place into a saucepan over low
heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the reserved flour mixture. Stirring constantly, cook
about 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock.
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Stir in 1 cup milk, and bring all to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce
heat to low, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
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Serve immediately with the chicken.
BEIGNETS:
Vegetable oil for frying
1 c. all-purpose flour
4 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. water or milk
1/3 c. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs, at room temp.
In the deep-fat fryer, oil to 350
°
F degrees.
Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar and nutmeg, set aside. In medium saucepan heat
water or milk, butter and salt over medium heat until boiling and butter is melted.
Add vanilla, then add flour mixture all at once.
Stir briskly with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a
ball. Continue stirring a few minutes more until dry.
Remove from heat and beat until slightly cooled.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Using 2 spoons, shape a
generous tablespoon dough into an oblong and drop into hot oil.
