My boyfriend has been trying to perfect his friend chicken recipe ever since we moved in.
We have it about once a month or so, and each time it has been variations on a theme.
Monday, September 19th, I think he perfected it.
We usually use strictly chicken drumsticks, as we like the legs the most, but I'm pretty sure that any part of the chicken will work. Cooking times may need adjusted, but if you've been baking chickens for a while, then you'll know how long to cook them.
You'll need:
a skillet
olive oil
vegetable oil
2 bowls
flour
soul seasoning
Panko (or bread crumbs)
a baking sheet wrapped in foil
First, preheat your oven to 425.
Put the olive oil and vegetable oil in the skillet; let it get hot while you prep the chicken. (Make sure there is about twice as much vegetable oil as there is olive oil.)
Then, put some flour into a bowl. Add Panko to the second bowl. Add 1Tbsp soul seasoning to each bowl; mix well.
Next, rub some soul seasoning right on the chicken.
Coat the chicken in the soul-seasoning-and-flour bowl.
Cook the coated chicken in the hot oil in the skillet, just so the coat gets nice and brown. (You're not aiming for fowl doneness, just a nice cripsy coat.)
Take the chicken right from the skillet and coat it in the Panko bowl, then give it another quick fry, to set the coating.
Pop it in the oven for an hour.
Serve with whatever you like to eat with fried chicken. (I recommend Jiffy cornbread muffins -they were delicious- and a veggie.) Great with a chilled glass of milk. (Or your favorite brew.)
