It's been awhile and I had a craving for it, even my daughter commented that I hadn't fried any chicken in a long time. I always invite my mother-in-law to eat and she said she was wanting some, too, and was going to stop at Bojangles, but passed it before she realized it.
I had some leg quarters in the freezer, so here it is, nothing fancy...
Chicken cut and dry breaded with Adluh Carolina Breader...
Got to have something to go with it and I had some fresh frozen butterbeans and cubed smoked ham to season them with. Get the ham boiling and let it roll for 30-45 minutes before adding in the beans...
Let them go for about 45 minutes while I'm frying the chicken.
What goes better with fried chicken and butterbeans than rice & gravy? After the chicken is done, I drain out most of the oil except for about 2-3 TBSP. Add in that much all purpose flour and stir continuously until the flour is cooked and browned to your liking. Then I add a quart of unsalted chicken broth and stir to combine...
Meanwhile in another skillet, I'm sautéing a sliced up onion and some mushrooms cut in half. We all love cooked mushrooms and onions in our gravy, but if I cook the onions in the gravy to begin with, they disappear. So I cook them separately and add them in once they get browned and the gravy is almost done...
Chicken is fried, rice is cooked, gravy is done, oven roasted some fresh okra, too. Time to eat...
Lots of wonderful memories on that plate from my childhood. This meal was a Sunday staple after church that my dad liked to cook...
I had some leg quarters in the freezer, so here it is, nothing fancy...
Chicken cut and dry breaded with Adluh Carolina Breader...
Got to have something to go with it and I had some fresh frozen butterbeans and cubed smoked ham to season them with. Get the ham boiling and let it roll for 30-45 minutes before adding in the beans...
Let them go for about 45 minutes while I'm frying the chicken.
What goes better with fried chicken and butterbeans than rice & gravy? After the chicken is done, I drain out most of the oil except for about 2-3 TBSP. Add in that much all purpose flour and stir continuously until the flour is cooked and browned to your liking. Then I add a quart of unsalted chicken broth and stir to combine...
Meanwhile in another skillet, I'm sautéing a sliced up onion and some mushrooms cut in half. We all love cooked mushrooms and onions in our gravy, but if I cook the onions in the gravy to begin with, they disappear. So I cook them separately and add them in once they get browned and the gravy is almost done...
Chicken is fried, rice is cooked, gravy is done, oven roasted some fresh okra, too. Time to eat...
Lots of wonderful memories on that plate from my childhood. This meal was a Sunday staple after church that my dad liked to cook...
