Cajun Fried Chicken
From midgelet 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Bottled dressing tenderizes and flavors chicken, cornmeal added for a crunchy crust and adjust the heat and spiciness of this fried chicken recipe to your liking. Our family loves this. This is not your fluffy breaded KFC buttermilk chicken, but more crunchy and spicy-
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 lbs chicken parts, cut up, excess fat removed, average size pieces do not use very large or heavy peices to insure proper frying shopping list
- 1 large bottle of favorite Italian salad dressing ( could be red wine, cheese flavored, garlic etc ) shopping list
- 1 Tbs cajun spice blend or as desired shopping list
- 1 Tbs salt or as desired shopping list
- 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper or as desired shopping list
- flour, about 3 cups shopping list
- yellow cornmeal, about 1 cup shopping list
- 4 eggs fork beaten shopping list
- 1/4 cup liquid ( water, plain milk, or chicken broth )I used water shopping list
- Louisiana or other hot sauce, 1 Tbs or as desired shopping list
- canola oil , peanut oil or Crisco type vegetable shortening shopping list
- Extra coarse salt and cracked pepper if desired shopping list
How to make it
- Place chicken parts in a ziplock bag and add bottled dressing and let chicken marinade overnight or at least 4 hours
- When ready to use, drain chicken, pat dry, let warm up to room temp for best frying
- Place flour , cornemeal and dry spices and dry seasonings in bowl
- In another bowl beat eggs, liquid of choice and hot sauce
- Meanwhole place oi or shortening in a real heavy dutty skillet or electric fy pan ( which I used ) and heat about inch or more of oil to 375F.
- Oil should appear wavy and a drop of water will immediately sizzle in oil
- Using one hand, dip chicken in seasoned flour, then in egg and again in flour
- Do this with all pieces and place in a single layer on plate to air dry while you repeat with all chicken pieces
- Then add chciken carefully into hot oil, several peices ( do not overcrowd in pan or oil temp will drop ) and heat golden brown on each side.
- Turn each piece carefully with tongs and cook till done, about 1/2 hour total
- Drain on paper toweling
- If desired sprinkle hot chicken with cracked pepper, salt, etc for added flavor and spiceness
- Chicken pieces can be placed in a 200F oven to keep warm
- I have a professional table top food heating lamp to keep the chicken warm.
- Nice to have for family gatherings, buffets but warm oven will suffice
- Enjoy!
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Im gonna luv cajun chicken made my day high5 thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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Excellent! Right up my alley!
carmenbigred
in Columbia loved it
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Very nice recipes!
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