Deep Fried Cubed And Marinated Chicken Recipes

SOUTHERN MARINATED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the house seasoning: Combine garlic powder, onion powder and seasoning salt in a small bowl.
• For the chicken: Wash chicken pieces and pat dry with paper towels. Place in a large bowl. Combine 3 tablespoons house seasoning with 1 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl, then generously sprinkle each piece of chicken with the seasoning mixture. Place in a plastic bag, seal and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Remove chicken from bag. Add about 3/4-inch frying oil to a cast-iron skillet and heat over medium-high heat until temperature reaches about 350 degrees F. Line a plate with paper towels.
• Meanwhile, combine 2 tablespoons house seasoning with the flour in a shallow pan (save remaining house seasoning for another use). Roll chicken in flour in batches, dusting off excess, and place in skillet. Turn heat down to medium to prevent burning. Brown chicken on all sides, turning with tongs, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat (avoid touching bone) registers 165 degrees F. Remove chicken to lined plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Use a 5-ounce scoop to portion out some 3-Cheese Macaroni in the center of a plate. Add 3 tablespoons Sweet Potato Apple Chutney. Cut a Collard Green Roll in half on the bias, and place each piece against the scoop of macaroni. Place fried chicken pieces against the front of the macaroni and cheese scoop. Pour a little of the pot liquor from the greens around the plate, then grab your favorite hot sauce and dig in! (Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 8 more plates.)
• For the house seasoning: Combine garlic powder, onion powder and seasoning salt in a small bowl.
• For the macaroni and cheese: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and set aside.
• Place cooked macaroni in a large bowl. Toss macaroni with white pepper, 1/8 cup house seasoning and 1 cup Cheddar. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, being careful not to burn. Whisk flour into melted butter to make a roux. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until a smooth paste, about 2 minutes. Turn heat to low and slowly add milk, whisking continuously, then allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add the American cheese and cream cheese in batches, whisking, until melted and blended. Add 1 1/2 cups Cheddar, whisking until blended, then remove from heat. Add 1/8 cup house seasoning to cheese sauce (save remaining house seasoning for another use). Quickly whisk in the eggs until combined.
• Spread macaroni evenly into prepared baking dish. Add cheese sauce, tossing, and stirring to coat macaroni well with sauce. Top with remaining cup Cheddar. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese crust is browned, 5 to 10 minutes more. Allow to sit 15 minutes before serving.
• Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and clove. Add apple cider, stirring, then allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Add apples, red peppers, brown sugar and 1 cup water and continue to cook, adding more water if needed, until sweet potatoes are soft but still firm and mixture is thick and syrupy, about 20 minutes. Stir in raisins and bourbon and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• For the house seasoning: Combine garlic powder, onion powder and seasoning salt in a small bowl.
• For the rolls: Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic, celery, onions and green and red peppers and sweat, about 4 minutes. Add chopped collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, jalapenos, smoked salt, baking soda, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup house seasoning and enough water to cover greens (save remaining house seasoning for another use). Cook greens until tender, 2 1/2 hours. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Strain pot liquor from greens and reserve. Place pot liquor in a shallow pan and heat over medium heat. Carefully add whole collard green leaves and simmer until leaves soften, about 3 minutes. Remove leaves one at a time and place on a flat surface. Flatten a leaf and top with 1 scoop drained greens right in the middle of the leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over the greens and roll the leaf into a log. Repeat process with remaining leaves and filling.

DEEP-FRIED MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Make ginger juice by grating the ginger and squeezing the gratings in a cloth to extract the juice. There should be about one tablespoon.
• Mix ginger juice and all other marinade ingredients in a bowl.
• Cut chicken, with skin, into generous bite-sized pieces.
• Add chicken pieces to marinade and mix thoroughly with your hands. Marinate 30 minutes.
• Bring a generous amount of oil to medium temperature (340 degrees) in a heavy-bottomed pot or deep-fryer.
• Drain the marinade from the chicken and dust the chicken lightly with flour. Use your hands to toss and coat individual pieces thoroughly. Let coated chicken rest for two to three minutes.
• Slide chicken into hot oil, a few pieces at a time. Turn and separate individual pieces as they deep-fry. Skim the oil occasionally. As the chicken is finished, remove and drain on absorbent paper toweling. Keep hot.

DEEP-FRIED CUBED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Skin and bone chicken cut in 1-inch cubes. 2. Blend flour, water and salt to a batter. Dip chicken in batter to coat. 3. Heat oil. Add chicken and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. 4. Serve with a pepper-salt mix (see Seasonings and Sauces, Basic Pepper-Salt Mix) or sherry-soy dip (see Seasonings and Sauces, Sherry-Soy Dip for Deep-Fried Chicken). NOTE: Although white meat is generally used for this dish, any part of the chicken, boned and cubed, can be used. VARIATIONS: * In step 2, prepare the batter with 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons sherry and 1/2 tablespoon vinegar. Or omit the batter. Dip chicken cubes instead first in egg white then dredge lightly with cornstarch. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

FRIED CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Marinate for at least 24 hours for fried chicken. I marinate wings for 2 to 3 hours.

DEEP-FRIED CUBED AND MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Skin and bone chicken cut in 1-inch cubes. 2. Mince ginger root then combine with soy sauce, sherry and sugar. Add to chicken and toss gently. Let stand 1 hour, turning occasionally. 3. Drain chicken, reserving marinade then blot dry with paper toweling. Meanwhile heat oil. Add chicken, several cubes at a time, and deep-fry until light golden. Drain on paper toweling keep warm. 4. Transfer still-hot chicken cubes to reserved marinade. Let stand 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain, discarding marinade. 5. Reheat oil. Dredge chicken cubes lightly with cornstarch then deep-fry again until crisp and golden. Drain and serve. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.