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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Kentucky Fried Chicken Recipe

!±8± Kentucky Fried Chicken Recipe

This is a Kentucky fried chicken recipe. It is however not the Colonel Sanders Secret recipe. The recipe below is a Kentucky style fried chicken recipe but different from that one, but it still tastes extremely good.

You can use lard, crisco (shortening), or one of the vegetable oils for this Kentucky fried chicken recipe, butter ham or bacon can also be added to the oil. The frying pan and oil temperature are really crucial. Too hot and the chicken will be burned and undercooked. Too low and the chicken will be soggy.

The ideal temperature for the Kentucky fried chicken recipe is about 365 degrees F (185 C). Use a frying thermometer to determine this. You can also test the temperature by dropping 2" square bread into the oil. It should turn golden brown in about 60 seconds.

Add the pieces one by one and do not crowd them. Do two or more batches, if you must.

Ingredients:

o 1 good chicken, cut into serving pieces, or use 8 to 10 leg pieces trimmed of excess fat.
o 1 tsp chopped tarragon
o 1 tsp chopped chervil
o 1 tsp chopped chives
o 1 tsp chopped parsley
o 1 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
o 1 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
o 1 egg
o 1 cup flour
o Salt and pepper to taste
o Enough oil or lard to fill skillet to a depth of about 1/2" - lard, lard and butter combined or vegetable oil:

Crisco shortening, corn, canola, peanut. The least flavor from Canola or corn oil imparts the most flavor lard the most. Crisco shortening result to the 'crispest' chicken. Canola is the healthiest.
Utensils needed: Large heavy skillet or casserole with cover; large mixing bowl; tongs or a big fork for handling chicken pieces, frying thermometer (ideally).

Mix chicken with spices, garlic, chili, egg, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Blend in flour. Keep mixing until the flour is blended with other ingredients and chicken is coated. Add more water or flour if mixture is too thin or too dry. It should be dry but not powdery and not too wet - it has to adhere to the chicken.

ADD enough fat/ oil to your skillet to a depth of about 1/2 inch. Turn heat to medium. If you mixed in butter, skim any foam that rises to the surface.

WHEN the oil is hot raise heat (fire) to high. Add chicken pieces slowly to skillet. Cover the skillet and reduce heat to medium. The oil should sizzle but not smoking. Cook for 7 minutes.

UNCOVER the skillet, turn chicken and continue to fry for another 7 minutes. No need to cover the skillet

Turn the chicken again and cook for 5 more minutes. Turn as necessary to ensure that both sides are golden brown. The chicken removed from skillet. Drain oils on paper towels placed. Serve chicken immediately for best taste.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Recipe

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Poverty Cooking

!±8± Poverty Cooking

For the past several months, we have been on a really tight grocery budget and so I had to really be inventive to spread it as far as it would go. These are some recipes that worked out really well for us and we ended up eating rather well! Some of the veggies came from our garden, so they were free!

Spanish Rice

Rice

1 can crushed tomatoes

Mexican seasoning

1/2 - 1 lb. ground beef or turkey

Diced onion

Diced bell pepper

Beans (rinsed & drained)

Make the rice according to package directions for the amount you need, cook in chicken broth if you can afford. Brown the meat and drain. Add the cooked rice, onion, bell pepper and beans to the meat and stir-fry until everything is heated through.

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French Bread Spaghetti Bake

1 loaf French bread (get at day old bread store or clearance at Wal-Mart)

1 jar spaghetti sauce

Grated mozzarella cheese

Tear bread into bite size pieces. In a skillet, heat some oil and butter. Toast the bread until golden on all sides. Place bread into the bottom of a casserole dish. Pour spaghetti sauce over the bread. Heat in a 350° oven until heated through. Top with mozzarella and return to oven until cheese is melted.

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Ground Meat Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

1/2 - 1 lb. ground beef or turkey

Brown gravy mix (use as many as you need to spread)

Mashed potatoes (as much as you need)

Brown the meat and drain. Mix the gravy mix according to package directions. Add to the meat and heat through. Pour gravy over servings of mashed potatoes.

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Chicken and Rice

1/2 - 1 lb. chicken drumsticks, boiled, deboned & shredded

Rice

Chicken broth

In a saucepan, add the dry rice, chicken and salt & pepper. Add enough water to the chicken broth to cook the rice according to package directions. Let cook until rice is done. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Budget Goulash

1 lb. macaroni

1/2 - 1 lb. ground beef or turkey

1 can green beans, drained

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Cook macaroni according to package directions. Brown the meat and drain off grease. Mix together the macaroni, meat, green beans and mushroom soup. Heat through.

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Potatoes and Smoked Sausage

Potatoes

Onion

Smoked sausage

Cut the potatoes and onions into thin slices. Put in a large skillet with just enough water to barely cover. Season with salt and pepper. Cut sausage into small chunks and add to the potatoes. This will make it's own gravy.

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Leftovers Soup

We have a big plastic tub in the freezer (from ice cream). Every time there's left over veggies (with left over juice), meat, or gravy we put it in there and freeze. When it's full, I put it into my soup pot and add water, tomato juice and things like onions or potatoes and maybe some noodles or rice. I know this sounds kind of gross, but it has always turned out REALLY good! I'll make cornbread, biscuits or bread to go with it. Makes a pretty good meal on cold winter days. I've also done it in my crock-pot.

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Hobo Hash

1 lb. ground beef or turkey

2-3 diced tomatoes

1 diced onion

1 diced bell pepper

Cook the potatoes, onion and pepper in a little oil until potato is done. Add the meat and brown. Drain. Season to taste. This can spread pretty far by adding more potatoes.

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Ground Meat Stir Fry

1 lb. ground beef or turkey

2 bell peppers, diced

1 onion diced

3-4 ribs of celery diced

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

Brown the meat until almost done, drain. Add the vegetables and stir-fry 2-3 minutes before adding the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to stir fry until vegetable are crisp-tender and meat if done. I've also done this with shredded cabbage and thinly sliced carrots.

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Nanny's Tomato and Bacon Macaroni

2 lb. hot cooked Macaroni

1 can stewed tomatoes, undrained

1 lb. bacon

Vinegar

Cook the bacon crisp and break into small pieces. In a large bowl mix together all ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of vinegar to taste.

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Tuna Pie with Gravy

1 can tuna

1 egg

1 tuna can of milk

Parsley

2 pie crusts (one for the top and bottom)

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Mix together first 4 ingredients and cook in a saucepan for just a few minutes, stirring all the time. Place 1/2 the pie crust into the bottom of a pie plate. Pour in tuna filling and top with remaining piecrust. Cut slits into top piecrust. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes. Meanwhile, pour the soup into a saucepan and add 1/3 can of milk or water. Heat, but don't allow to boil. Cut pie into wedges and serve with gravy poured over top.