Fried Chicken, An American Favorite

Fried chicken is no doubt as American as apple pie. Across America good fried chicken is enjoyed by many with various side dishes from the local area. Fried chicken is an American favorite. The taste of fried chicken is like speaking a universal language. It speaks to everyone who dares taste to it. Hopefully this recipe will become one of your family favorites.

Here are the ingredients:

Pan Fried Chicken

8 pieces of chicken washed and drained
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 large egg
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1 tablespoon Mrs Dash Original Seasoning
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 quart vegetable oil
large dutch oven or heavy sauce pan for frying

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and place in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with 1/2 cup of flour.

In a bowl beat egg well with a fork, add milk and continue to beat until well mixed. Pour egg mixture over chicken and let rest for about five minutes.

In a large bowl combine flour, paprika, garlic powder, Mrs. Dash Original Seasoning, sage and flour. Coat chicken well, one piece at a time and place on a wire rack. Leave on rack for about fifteen minutes. This time will allow seasonings and flour to soak into chicken and there will not be excess flour in the bottom of the frying pan.

Heat oil in dutch oven or heavy sauce pan to 350 degrees or determine that oil is hot by your own method. Fry in batches of three pieces for ten to twelve minutes. When done chicken should be golden brown and crispy on the outside and moist and well done on the inside. Drain on paper towels. Serves five hungry people.

Fried Chicken, An American Favorite

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Malaysian Food - Khaaw Pad American

Khaaw Pad American or Khao Pad American is also known as "American Fried Rice." If you know this by the name of American Fried Rice, you must be thinking that its an American dish that is popular among Malay people. But in fact it is a dish that is prepared by Thai/Malay chefs and has a historical background. During the Vietnam War, Thai cooks prepared this dish to serve the US militants. Thai cooks wanted to cook something that they would like to eat during the breaks.

The dish has American as well as Thai ingredients. American food items such as fried chicken, ham, hot dogs, raisins, ketchup, and croutons are cooked with Malay/Thai rice. Addition of pineapple is optional. In a menu of Thai restaurants in USA, American Fried Rice are included now. The name implies that most of the ingredients included in this dish are American or at least have a western origin.

Pan Fried Chicken

There are variations of this dish such as Nasi Goreng USA, is made with many of the same ingredients excluding pork as pork is not halal and is not used in Muslim countries like Malaysia. Customers are also given choice of having chili sauce or ketchup with this rice dish.

Cook the rice first and don't make them dried out. It is best to prepare them and covered overnight in a fridge. Cook the rice with a little less water than normal and let the air pass through the rice for 10 minutes. Fry an egg in 3-4 table spoon oil on a high heat. The prepared eggs should be brown and crunchy. Take them out when they are brown in color. Now cut the hot dogs in an X pattern as it will make them crispier when you fry them. Fry them until they get crispy. Then put them aside with the fried eggs and dump the remaining used oil. After eggs, rice and hotdogs; comes the turn of onions. Put 1 teaspoon of fresh oil in a frying pan and heat it on a medium flame. Fry onion on this medium flame until they become translucent and then add butter in it. Throw the rice in the pan when the butter starts melting. Stir all the ingredients for 2 minutes. Then add ketchup, soya sauce and raisins. Stir well and cook for 2 minutes. Serve them with hot dogs and egg on the top.

Fried rice is the most easy and simple dish that can be prepared in no time. People love to cook it as it takes minimum amount of time and effort. Everyone love to prepare rice in their own way so it is always good to keep experimenting with the ingredients and coming up with a new taste.

Malaysian Food - Khaaw Pad American

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