President Monroe Chicken Pudding
Recipe: #37559
October 24, 2021
Categories: Chicken, Eggs, Southern, Flour Whole Chicken, Chicken Dinner, more
"Is a very involved dish"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (979.9 g)
- Calories 866.5
- Total Fat - 36.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.7 g
- Cholesterol - 1491.4 mg
- Sodium - 2229.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 34.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 95.6 g
- Calcium - 195.5 mg
- Iron - 13.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Chicken giblet:
Step 2
Cut chicken into serving pieces. Put neck, giblets and backbone in a pan. Pour in enough water to cover, and add 1 onion (cut in half), 1 stalk of celery (cut in chunks), a few sprigs of parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme.
Step 3
Cook over low heat about 45 minutes.
Step 4
Strain and reserve the broth.
Step 5
Chicken:
Step 6
Combine flour, salt and pepper in a paper bag.
Step 7
Drop in pieces of chicken and shake until evenly coated.
Step 8
Heat butter in a skillet with a tight-fitting lid.
Step 9
Add chicken, and sauté until nicely browned on all sides.
Step 10
Add broth,
Step 11
Cook to a boil,
Step 12
Then cover tightly, and simmer gently for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until chicken is tender when tested with a fork.
Step 13
Transfer chicken to an 8-inch square baking dish that can be used for serving. Reserve the broth.
Step 14
Batter Topping:
Step 15
Sift together flour and salt.
Step 16
Set aside.
Step 17
Beat eggs soundly
Step 18
Pour in milk and butter.
Step 19
Stir in flour mixture until smooth.
Step 20
Pour over the chicken, covering it evenly with the batter.
Step 21
Bake in a preheated 450 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
Step 22
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 20 to 25 minutes. Topping will puff up and brown around the edges like Yorkshire Pudding.
Step 23
While the pudding bakes
Step 24
Make a smooth paste with 1 or 2 tablespoons of flour and water.
Step 25
Stir into chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
Step 26
Serve immediately, with the gravy in a separate dish.
Tips
No special items needed.