Fried Chicken Recipes
Fried Chicken with Chipotle Gravy
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Gravy
- 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2/3 cup chicken broth
- 1 to 2 tablespoons pureed chipotles en adobo or 2 tablespoons chipotle powder
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup crema Mexicana
Chicken
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 4 to 6 boneless chicken half breasts
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups dry bread crumbs or panko
- 1/4 cup or more vegetable oil, as needed
Instructions
Gravy
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a 2 quart saucepan until the mixture begins to bubble.
- Stir in the shallot and sauté for a minute. Stir in the flour and cook over medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
- Whisk in the milk and broth. Bring to a gentle simmer and add the chipotle, salt, thyme and pepper. Simmer for at least 10 minutes, until the gravy is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. At the last minute, whisk in the crema and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer. Remove from heat.
- This gravy may be prepared hours in advance and reheated before serving.
Chicken
- Combine the flour, salt, pepper and oregano. Dust both sides of the chicken breasts with the seasoned flour. Working with
one at a time, place the chicken breasts between sheets of wax paper and pound with a mallet or similar utensil until evenly thick.
- Combine the eggs and water in a bowl and whisk to blend well. Spread the bread crumbs on a flat plate.
- Dip the chicken breasts into the egg wash, then place in the bread crumbs, turning to coat both sides and pressing the crumbs to help them adhere to the chicken.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and fry until golden on both sides, turning as needed. This should take about 10 minutes.
- Reheat the Chipotle Gravy.
- Divide the chicken among serving plates. Ladle a generous 1/4 cup of the gravy over each. Pass the remaining gravy at the table.