Restaurant Recipes
Applebee's Chicken Fried Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
Egg Wash
Dusting
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Batter
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Coating
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Country Gravy
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup chicken broth, canned or from powder
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- Salt (to taste)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup cold tap water
Instructions
- Bring milk and chicken broth for gravy to simmer over low-medium heat (don't scorch).
- Next, add garlic, onion powder, pepper and salt.
- In a small cup/bowl, add corn starch to cold water and mix thoroughly until starch is dissolved.
- Increase heat to gravy and slowly stir in the starch/water mixture as it bubbles and thickens.
- Heat vegetable oil in skillet or fryer to 350 degrees F at a 2 to 3 inch depth. Be careful not to exceed temperature to reduce the risk of fire.
- Mix dry ingredients for "dusting" and "coating" in two large bowls until evenly mixed.
- Mix dry ingredients for batter in large bowl until evenly mixed. Add oil; crack and add eggs, then milk and water. Beat by hand until lumps are minimal.
- In order: place the chicken breasts one-by-one into the dusting and cover both sides with a thin layer of product; dip into batter and remove (allow excess to drain); place in breading and "seal" in batter with a dry, but not excessively thick, coating.
- Fry immediately. Be careful not to remove coating from chicken breasts when handling and placing into the oil.
- Fry for approximately six to eight minutes (time varies with equipment, amount of chicken and its thickness). Internal temperature should be a minimum of 165 degrees F.
- Remove and drain on paper towel.
- Serve with your favorite side dishes.
Attribution
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