Best Fried Chicken With Plum Cornbread And Bacon Green Beans Recipes

PERFECT CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN

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After searching high and low for a recipe that is tasty but very crispy, this was created from taking various recipe finds and merging them. The secret is in the cornmeal/flour mixture, as well as the cast-iron skillet.

Provided by arthurfl99

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes

Time 13h10m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 chicken leg quarters, cut into thighs and drumsticks
2 cups buttermilk, or as needed to cover
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon granulated onion
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon ground thyme
1 tablespoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
¼ teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 egg whites, beaten until foamy
vegetable oil for frying

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 766.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46.6 g, Cholesterol 149.4 mg, Fat 38.7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 55.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 2788.8 mg, Sugar 8.6 g

PHILLY BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH FRIED GREEN BEANS

Philly Bacon Wrapped Chicken With Fried Green Beans image

A delicious and hearty meal made easy & quick. A bacon lovers delight and my husbands favourite dinner! Chicken is stuffed with cream cheese and chives and wrapped in bacon. I have also included my favourite green bean side dish which accompanies this meal perfectly. ENJOY : )

Provided by MissLayce

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 10h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 slices bacon
1 (250 g) package cream cheese
1/2 cup dried chives
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups frozen French-cut green beans
5 slices bacon
1/3 cup diced onion

Steps:

Mix cream cheese, chives and lemon juice in a bowl.
Preheat oven to 350.
Slice a slit in the chicken breast and use your fingers to create a pocket. Fill chicken with 1/4 of your cream cheese mixture and secure closed with toothpicks.
Wrap chicken in bacon (2 pieces each) and bake in oven for 45 min or until chicken is cooked throughout.
Green Beans (start prep when chicken has been cooking about 30min).
Slice bacon into 1/2 inch strips.
Pan fry bacon and onions until bacon is crispy.
Turn frying pan to low and mix in green beans.
Pan fry beans on low for 10 min or until cooked.