Golden Glazed Fryer Food

GOLDEN GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spread onions on bottom of 13x9-inch greased dish.
• Add chicken breasts (remove skin if desired).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine honey, mustard, lemon juice, oil and curry; pour over chicken.
• (Can prepare to this point and refrigerate up to 8 hours).
• Bake uncovered at 375 for 40-50 minutes.
• Baste 2 or 3 times during cooking.

WINONA'S PERFECT GOLDEN FRY BATTER

Steps:

• Stir oil into the flour.
• Add milk and egg, whipping with whisk until smooth.
• Mixture should have the consistency of heavy cream. If it is too thick, add milk one tablespoon at a time until until it "looks right".
• The perfect breading with this batter is cracker meal. Just whirl the crackers in your processor until it is very fine.

GOLDEN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken leg quarters on a work surface with the skin facing up. Make a cut into the thickest part of each drumstick, all the way down to the bone. Then make two cuts, about 1 inch apart, right in the center of each thigh. Season both sides generously with 2 teaspoons kosher salt.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear until skin is nicely browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and sear for 2 more minutes. Turn off the heat and remove chicken to a plate, leaving any rendered fat in the skillet.
• Turn the heat back on to medium; add onion, celery, jalapeño, and a pinch of salt to the skillet. Sauté until onion turns translucent and veggies have softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add cumin, paprika, coriander, turmeric, pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, and garlic; cook and stir until garlic has cooked a bit and spices are toasted, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, vinegar, water, and saffron. Increase heat to high and stir in currants and chicken base; bring to a simmer.
• Add chicken to the skillet, skin-side up, and reduce heat to low. Baste chicken with the liquid. Cover and cook over low or medium-low heat at a gentle simmer for 1 hour.
• Flip chicken, cover, and simmer gently until the meat is fork-tender and almost falling off the bone, about 30 more minutes.
• Flip and baste chicken again. Increase heat to medium and cook, uncovered, until chicken is very tender and the braising liquid has reduced a bit, 20 to 30 minutes more.
• Taste the braising liquid and adjust seasoning if needed before serving.

MAPLE-GINGER GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine syrup, soy sauce, ginger and cayenne in small bowl and set aside.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in laarge non-stick skillet over med-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken till golden brown, about 5 minutes a side.
• Reduce heat to med-low and add syrup mixture to skillet. Simmer, turning chicken once or twice to coat, until glaze is slightly thickened and chicken is cooked through, 2 to 4 minutes Serve.
• Make sure to use real maple syrup.