Fried Chicken Maryland Food

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Separate the chicken pieces at the joint and dry them using paper towels. For instructions on how to disjoint a chicken, check out the cooking tips" section of the website.
• Mix mustard, salt, and garlic powder in a small bowl, then sprinkle the mixture over the chicken.
• Combine the flour and the baking powder in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, one at a time, and shake off any excess flour. Put the meat on a platter and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• After preheating the oven to 200°F/93°C, heat the oil to 375°F/190°C in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place the chicken into the pot, skin side down, and cook covered until well browned, about 5 minutes per side. Next, lower the temperature to medium, adjusting the burner to maintain oil temperature between 300 and 325°F (150 to 160°C). Cook the chicken uncovered for about 5 minutes or until cooked through, turning as necessary (internal temperature should register 160°F/70°C for white meat and 175°F/80° for dark meat).
• Fit a wire rack into a rimmed baking sheet, place the chicken on it, and season with some Old Bay, then put the chicken in the oven.
• Bring the oil back to 375°F/190°C, and repeat steps 4 and 5 with the rest of the meat.
• For the gravy, pour out all but ¼ cup (60 ml) of oil from the pot. Blend in flour and cook about 2 minutes on medium heat, until golden. Mix in broth, cream, and pepper. Simmer until thickened, for about 5 minutes, over medium-low heat. Season with some salt to taste and serve with the chicken.

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN WITH WHITE GRAVY RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F. In a shallow bowl, season flour with salt and pepper. Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper and dredge each piece in flour, shaking off excess. Reserve seasoned flour.
• In a large cast iron or heavy non stick skillet, heat 1/4 inch oil over high heat to 350°F. Carefully lay chicken pieces in hot oil, skin side down, and fry until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. Using tongs, turn chicken and brown lightly on other side. Turn chicken once more so that it's skin side down again and cover skillet. Cook, covered for 2 minutes. Remove cover and continue frying chicken, turning as necessary, until will browned on both sides and just cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to a wire rack set over a baking sheet and sprinkle lightly with salt. Transfer to oven to keep warm.
• Pour off grease into a heatproof container and return skillet to burner. Lower heat to medium-high, add butter and cook until melted and foamy, whisking to scrape up any browned bits. Add 2 tablespoons of reserved seasoned flour, whisking to form a paste. Whisk in milk and cook until a smooth gravy forms that coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Season gravy with salt and a generous amount of black pepper.
• Load chicken onto plates and pour gravy on top. Serve with sides like ears of corn, soft white bread and butter, and mashed potatoes.

FRIED CHICKEN MARYLAND

Steps:

• Rinse chicken pieces and dry.
• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a bag; place chicken in bag and shake to coat.
• Place butter in a skillet and melt.
• Put floured chicken parts in skillet and brown quickly on all sides.
• Reduce heat; cover, add water and simmer slowly until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove lid and let chicken fry slowly.
• Serve piping hot.

FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the buttermilk, garlic, and hot sauce and stir well. Submerge the chicken pieces in the buttermilk. Let soak for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator, but preferably overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, salt, and pepper. Heat the oil and butter over medium heat in a large skillet until the foaming of the butter begins to subside. Pull the pieces of chicken out of the buttermilk 1 at a time. Let the excess buttermilk drip off, and then coat the chicken in the seasoned flour. Coat well and shake off any excess flour. Place the chicken skin side down into the hot oil. Cook until nicely browned, 10 to 12 minutes per side.
• Place the chicken on a sheet tray and bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. You should see the juices of a thigh or leg run clear when you pierce the chicken with a fork.

FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the chicken pieces, then place them in a bowl and cover with 4 cups of the buttermilk. Soak in the fridge overnight or up to 24 hours.
• When you're ready to fry the chicken, remove the bowl from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes, just to take the chill off.
• In the meantime, preheat the oven to 360 degrees F and mix up the breading. Place the flour, seasoned salt, paprika, black pepper, thyme and cayenne (plus extra cayenne if you like heat) in a very large bowl. Stir together well.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and the milk. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and gradually mix with a fork until there are little lumps throughout; these will adhere to the chicken and make for a crispier breading. If necessary, add a little more flour or milk to make the breading slightly lumpy.
• Heat 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 365 degrees F. Lower the heat slightly, if necessary, to keep the oil from getting hotter.
• Working in batches, thoroughly coat each chicken piece with breading, pressing extra breading onto the chicken if necessary. Place the breaded pieces on a plate.
• Add the breaded chicken to the oil, 3 or 4 pieces at a time; make sure they don't stick together. Cover the pan and fry for 5 to 7 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure the chicken isn't getting too brown. Turn the pieces over, cover again, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes more. All the while, monitor the temperature of the oil to make sure the chicken doesn't burn.
• Transfer the fried chicken to a baking sheet and continue frying the rest of the chicken. When all the chicken has been fried, remove the wings and legs to a plate and keep covered. (These should be cooked all the way through by now, but always check if any pink juice or meat is visible. If so, return to the hot oil for another minute or so, until fully cooked.) Leave the thighs and breasts on the baking sheet.
• Bake the thighs and breasts for 15 minutes to finish cooking. (Sometimes I'll cut into the thicker part of one of the larger pieces just to make sure the chicken is cooked through. If any pink juice or meat is visible, the chicken needs to continue cooking in the oven.)

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the egg and 3 tablespoons of milk.
• Season egg wash with a dash of black pepper and paprika.
• In a shallow bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, paprika, dried thyme, pepper and garlic.
• Dip pieces of chicken in the egg wash, one at a time, then roll them in the breadcrumbs.
• In a large chicken skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add the chicken and cook, uncovered, turning occasionally, approximately 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
• Add the cup of milk.
• Reduce heat to medium low, cover tightly.
• Cook for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Uncover, cook for 8-10 minutes more.
• Check to make sure chicken is no longer pink.
• Place chicken in a casserole dish and place in oven for 10 minutes on 200 degrees.
• Prepare gravy as follows.
• In a jar, combine 3/4 cup milk, 3 tbsp flour, salt and pepper.
• Cover with lid and shake until mixed.
• Add to skillet, stirring constantly.
• Stir in additional milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring until thick and bubbly.
• Add additional milk if it is too thick.
• Serve gravy over mashed potatoes.

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN WITH CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• FOR THE CHICKEN:.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
• In small bowl, mix together mustard, garlic powder, and salt and sprinkle evenly over chicken.
• In shallow dish combine flour and baking powder and working one piece at a time, dredge chicken parts until well coated, shaking off excess.
• Refrigerate on plate for 30 minutes (or up to 2 hours).
• With oven rack in middle position, preheat oven to 200°F degrees.
• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat to 375°F
• Arrange half of chicken in pot, skin side down, cover, and cook until well browned, about 5 minutes per side.
• Lower temperature to medium, adjusting burner as necessary to maintain oil temperature between 300 and 325 degrees.
• Cook uncovered, turning chicken as necessary, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. (Internal temperature should register 160 degrees for white meat and 175 degrees for dark meat.).
• Transfer chicken to wire rack set over baking sheet, season with Old Bay, and transfer to oven.
• Bring oil back to 375°F and repeat with remaining chicken.
• FOR THE GRAVY:.
• Pour off all but 1/4 cup oil in pot.
• Stir in flour and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in brother, cream, and pepper. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and serve with chicken.

CLASSIC CHICKEN MARYLAND

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, melt butter and heat together with olive oil.
• Meanwhile, fillet chicken breasts so they are thinner and dredge in the flour seasoned to your taste with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Saute chicken in hot butter/oil until golden brown on both sides, about 7 minutes per side.
• Add cream, wine, dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste and crabmeat. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve over rice.
• If serving over biscuits, remove the chicken from the pan after browning and dice into chunks then return to pan and proceed with the rest as written.