Bajan Fried Chicken
Recipe: #21276
October 11, 2015
Categories: Chicken, Carribbean, Fathers Day, Sunday Dinner, Deep Fry, Whole Chicken, Chicken Dinner, more
"We really liked this chicken. This uses Bajan seasoning #recipe21275. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (February 1987)."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (591.3 g)
- Calories 929.2
- Total Fat - 25.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.5 g
- Cholesterol - 1192.8 mg
- Sodium - 926.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 76.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.2 g
- Sugars - 10.4 g
- Protein - 93.9 g
- Calcium - 186.9 mg
- Iron - 17.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the chicken; reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender (30-40 minutes). Drain chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Cool completely.
Step 2
Cut chicken into 8 pieces. Cut long deep pockets in meaty part of each piece of chicken and fill each with 2 teaspoons of the seasoning.
Step 3
Heat oil in deep fryer or heavy skillet to 375 degrees F.
Step 4
In a large plate or pie dish combine the flour with the salt and pepper. In a separate pie dish put the eggs and in a third one put the breadcrumbs.
Step 5
Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, then in the eggs and finally roll it in the breadcrumbs, coating the chicken thoroughly.
Step 6
Add chicken to skillet or deep fryer in batches and cook until golden brown - 2-5 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.
Tips
No special items needed.