Mock Fried Chicken Food

MOCK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Leave tofu in original package and place in freezer for 72 hours.
• Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Place package of tofu in water and allow to thaw, approximately 10 minutes. When thawed, remove from package, place in a piece of cheesecloth, and squeeze out liquid. Shred, dice, or slice tofu and include in your favorite recipe.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
• Combine the crackers and corn cereal crumbs, sesame seeds, cayenne, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Reserve.
• In a large bowl, combine egg whites, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and salt. Add the chicken pieces and coat thoroughly with the yogurt mixture.
• One at a time, dip the chicken pieces in the cracker mixture, packing crumbs onto chicken. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife.

CLASSIC FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the marinade: In a large bowl, mix the buttermilk, sugar, salt, and hot sauce until combined. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• Remove the chicken from the buttermilk marinade and pat completely dry. Place the chicken on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before frying.
• For the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper, paprika, and chile de arbol until combined. Slowly whisk in the water and whisk until smooth. Let the batter sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large Dutch oven. Transfer half the chicken into the batter. Remove the chicken, 1 piece at a time, from the batter (allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl) and carefully transfer to the oil. Fry the chicken, adjusting the burner as necessary to maintain the oil temperature between 300 and 325 degrees F, until deep golden brown and just cooked through, about 12 minutes. Drain the chicken on paper towels and then transfer to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and season with a little fine sea salt. Bring the oil back to 350 degrees F and repeat with the remaining chicken.

PERFECT CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken drumsticks and thighs in a bowl and pour enough buttermilk over chicken to cover. Cover and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, granulated onion, granulated garlic, thyme, salt, paprika, monosodium glutamate, baking powder, and cayenne pepper in a large, wide bowl.
• Remove chicken from buttermilk and shake off excess. Discard buttermilk. Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
• Dip chicken into egg whites and press into flour mixture. Allow coated chicken to rest on a wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Fill a cast-iron skillet or deep fryer with vegetable oil about 1/3 full. Heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Fry chicken in hot oil in batches until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes per side. Thighs may take longer to fry than drumsticks. Transfer fried chicken to a wire rack or a paper towel-lined tray to drain. Keep chicken warm in preheated oven while frying remaining pieces.

MOCK CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, parsley, chili powder, salt, egg, and 1 cup of crushed saltine crackers. Form into 6 balls, then flatten into patties. Coat patties with remaining cracker crumbs, and place them on a plate. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry patties for about 7 minutes per side, or until the centers are well done and the outside is golden brown.

SUPER-FAST FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with coarse salt and pepper, then rub with garlic. Let sit 15 minutes. In a large zip-top bag, combine flour, paprika, cayenne, and fine salt. In batches, add chicken and shake well until evenly coated. If you have time, let chicken sit 15 minutes.
• In a 10-inch heavy skillet, heat oil over medium until it reaches 365 degrees. The oil is ready when a little flour dropped in bubbles and sizzles steadily.
• Shake excess flour off a piece of chicken, then carefully place in oil, skin side down. Repeat, adding just a few more pieces to skillet (do not crowd pan). Adjust heat to keep a steady sizzle and maintain 365 degrees. Cover and cook until chicken is browned on bottom, about 7 minutes. Carefully flip each piece, then cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Drain chicken on paper towels. Repeat with remaining chicken, replenishing and reheating oil between batches, if necessary.

MUSTARD FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the chicken wings on both sides by sprinkling with seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and MSG. I like to lay it all out on a big plastic bag for easier clean up. Coat each piece with a thin layer of mustard. You may use a basting brush or your fingers. Put the flour into a plastic bag, add the chicken, and shake to coat.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or deep heavy skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook for 6 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Drain on paper towels, and cool for 5 minutes before serving.

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a brown paper bag. One by one, coat the chicken parts with mixture.
• In a large skillet, fry the chicken in 1 inch of hot oil until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and drain the oil.
• Put the chicken back into the pan and cover the pieces with cooking sherry. Cover the pan and reduce to simmer. Let simmer for 20 minutes. Serve.

MOCK CHICKEN FRIED STEAK WITH MILK GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour with salt and pepper.
• Shape ground beef into four thin patties.
• Dip patties into flour, then beaten egg, then flour again.
• Put shortening, oil or lard into a heavy skillet over medium high heat.
• When a little flour sprinkled into skillet begins to sizzle, add patties.
• Cook for about 5 minutes per side.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• To make gravy:.
• Remove all but four tablespoons of fat from skillet.
• Stir in 4 tablespoons of dredging flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Stir, scraping up browned bits, for about one minute till light brown.
• Whisk in milk gradually.
• Whisk until thick and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper or to taste.
• Stir well.

MOCK CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• mix beef onion powder parsely chili powder if you want eggs and 1 cup of the cracker crumbs
• mix well.
• divide mixture into 8 balls
• sprinkle rest of cracker crumbs on board
• put pattties on these and roll out thin
• be sure each side is well coated with crumbs
• put on wax paper and chill 30 minutes or may be frozen brown on both sides then put in oven to keep hot.

FUNKY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, add canola oil over medium heat.
• In a small bowl, mix together all spices. Use 1/2 of mix to season chicken. Let seasoned chicken sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, add flour and remaining seasoning mix. Toss chicken with seasoned flour and add to hot oil, 1 piece at a time. Cover pan with foil. Remove foil after 8 to 10 minutes and flip chicken. Cook until the chicken is golden brown. Remove from fryer to a paper towel-lined sheet tray. Season with salt, if desired, and serve.

*MOCK* CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Prepare rice as directed, putting the chicken bouillon cubes in the water as it heats.
• In a skillet, place soy sauce and whatever vegetables you want in your rice, cooking thoroughly. Add garlic powder and salt to taste.
• In a separate pan, cook the eggs and then shred them (optional).
• When the rice is finished, put it into the skillet with the vegetables and soysauce, then add egg shreds. Mix, serve, and enjoy.

VEGAN MOCK SOUTHERN CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Biscuits:.
• In a medium bowl mix the flour, baking powder, nutritional yeast flakes and salt together.
• With a fork, blend in the margarine until the mixture is crumbly, then stir in the soy milk and blend well.
• Drop biscuit size spoonfuls of dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 450'F for 10-15 minutes until nicely golden brown.
• Chicken:.
• While the biscuits are baking, preheat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
• slice the mock chicken into small round steaks.
• Pour 1/2 cup of flour into a shallow dis and pour the other 1/2 cup flour into another shallow dish and add the cornmeal, paprika, salt and pepper. Pour the 1/2 cup non-dairy milk into a separate shallow bowl.
• Dip the mock chicken into the soy milk then the plain flour. Next dip the mock chicken into the soy milk and then into the season flour cornmeal mixture.
• Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a hot pan and cook 3 steaks at a time. Brown the steaks about 2 minutes per side or until cooked and remove from the pan.
• Add 2 tablespoons more of oil and reheat with remaining steaks. Remove the steaks to a serving platter.
• Add 2 tablespoons flour to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth and parsley, season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk the soy creamer into the gravy. When the gravy bubbles remove from the heat.
• Serve steak and warm biscuits with gravy on top.
• Bon Appetit!

MOCK CHICKEN TOFU

Steps:

• Drain tofu well.
• Heat oil in frying pan, preferably a non-stick skillet.
• When oil is hot, add tofu by breaking it into random size pieces about 1" x 1".
• Cook tofu without turning for about 5 minutes.
• Turn tofu and cook for about 4 more minutes on the other side.
• Turn off the heat and add the remaining ingredients.
• First you put in the soy sauce and stir so as to cover all the pieces of tofu.
• Then add the nutritional yeast, spike and black pepper.
• Toss and coat all the tofu pieces.