CITY CHICKEN
City Chicken (aka, Fake Chicken) is a traditional Polish-American dish that is beloved by many. The most curious thing about this dish is that it doesn't actually contain any chicken. Rather, your featured protein here is actually pork and/or veal
Provided by Edyta
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut your meat into 1.5-inch squares and add 2 or 3 pieces onto a wooden skewer (cut off the skewers to fit the meat); season the meat on each side with seasoned salt or regular salt and pepper and prepare for breading.
- Prepare 3 prep-dishes: one for flour, one for beaten eggs and one for breadcrumbs. Starting with the flour, cover the meat on each side (shaking off the excess), then place it into the egg mixture and cover on each side. Then finish it up by rolling it in breadcrumbs, on each side. Continue with all the remaining skewers.
- Heat up your cast iron (or another heavy pan) skillet. Add cooking oil (enough to cover the bottom of the pan). Once the oil is hot, add breaded skewers into the skillet (don't overcrowd them, cook in batches if needed and add more oil in between the batches). Fry the skewers on each side until golden brown for 2-3 minutes on each side. While frying the meat, preheat your oven to 350F.
- Cover the skillet with the aluminum foil and transfer it to the hot oven to finish up cooking (covered for 20 minutes and uncovered for 5 minutes). Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 35 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 133 mg, Sodium 238 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MOM'S CITY CHICKEN RECIPE
My mom's city chicken was a family favorite growing up. It's an easy to make weeknight meal.
Provided by Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)
Categories Main Course
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add your eggs to a shallow bowl and beat
- In a separate bowl add your breadcrumbs, paprika and Parmesan cheese.
- If your pork and veal are not already placed on skewers, do so by alternating pork and veal pieces.
- Sprinkle the chunks of meat with salt and pepper.
- Dip the skewered meat in the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside and finish the rest of the meat.
- Heat your skillet to medium high and once hot, add your oil.
- Once the oil is hot, place your meat in the pan and turn the skillet down to medium. Brown skewered meat on all sides. About 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Once the meat is browned, place in a baking dish and cover with aluminum.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the pork is no longer pink inside.
- To make the gravy turn the skillet on to medium heat.
- Add the broth or water to the skillet and break up all the browned bits.
- Add the flour a little at a time and whisk well so there are no lumps.
- Pour over cooked meat. (this did not make much gravy for me but it was tasty.)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 593 calories, ServingSize 1 skewer, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
BEST CITY CHICKEN
I grew up in northeast Ohio and this was my all time favorite dish when I was little...now I make it, and my family loves it too! I like to use all pork for my city chicken; however tradition is to use pork and veal combined. The grocery stores around me sell a pack of cubed pork with the wood skewers already in the pack specifically for city chicken, so you may want to look for that first. But, if you can't find that, then cubing your own pork will work fine.
Provided by Jennifer
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Thread 2 or 3 cubes of pork onto each skewer. Sprinkle each skewer on all sides with salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt, and set the skewers aside.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Place the seasoned bread crumbs in another bowl. Pour 2 cups of water into a 9x13-inch baking dish with a wire rack set in the dish, and set the dish aside.
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Dip each skewer of pork into the egg mixture, then dip in crumbs; dip the skewers a second time into egg mixture and then crumbs. Gently lay the skewers, a few at a time, into the hot oil, and brown until the coating is crisp and golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Set the fried skewers aside while you finish the rest. Once the skewers are all browned, set them on the wire rack in the baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Carefully place the baking dish with the skewers into the preheated oven, and bake until hot and no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake 10 minutes more to dry out the crumb coating. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369 calories, Carbohydrate 23.4 g, Cholesterol 178.9 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 31.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 618.8 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
GRANDMA'S CITY CHICKEN
City Chicken the way my Polish Grandma made it. It was the very, very best. It's one that was never written down. You just watched and learned. Very comforting food!!!
Provided by LisaAD
Categories Pork
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Thread veal and pork cubes onto 8 6-inch skewers, pushing pieces tightly together. In bowl, mix together the egg, milk, salt and pepper.
- Place cracker crumbs in zip lock baggie. Dip meat into egg mixture, then coat in cracker mixture.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the meat about 4 minutes until browned on all sides.
- Place chicken in glass baking dish.
- In small bowl, stir together the flour and water until smooth. Combine with broth and pour over chicken.
- Cover Chicken with foil and bake for approximately 1 hour. Remove foil for last 10 minutes.
- Serve with mashed potatoes.
CITY CHICKEN, NOT CHICKEN BUTT! (PORK ON A STICK)
This has been passed down thru many generations of all cultures and it's still a winner.I always cook this in the electric skillet, just seems to do the best!
Provided by Timothy H.
Categories Pork
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Wash the pork well pat dry and set aside. Cut the pork into large chunks,about 2-2/12 inch squares.Mix all the dry ingredients in a plastic bag or large bowl to coat the pork.Add the pork a little at a time to make sure it is all coated very well.
- After the meat is coat very well slide it on to the wood scewers or metal, which ever you perfer,usually about 4 to 5 pieces to the screwer.
- In a cast ironor a heavy skillet,I use a Electric Skillet! Heat the oil on medium and brown the pork on all sides.With the remaining flour and milk, mix in a bowl until well blended. Add to the pork slowly stirring as you add and cook on low medium for 45 minute. In an electric skillet cook at 275 for 1 hour or until tender.
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