Pan Fried

soaked in buttermilk, dipped in spiced flour, let rest 15 minutes to develop the crust

pan fry in a cast iron skillet with a good inch or so of lard

fry until crispy

drain off some of the lard, but retain the bits, add flour to the lard and bits, brown the roux
add milk and make gravy for the chix and taters.

quote:

Originally posted by UncleVic

I voted Broasted… The seasoning, technique and pressure cooking makes it my favorite. Though you wont hear me complaining if there’s pan or deep fried chicken on the plate..

Ditto for me too, Vic!
Although, I make a mean pan fried chicken…..

Gotta go with pan-fried: after four days of no power in 1975 due to
Hurricane Eloise’s visit to the Florida Panhandle, when it did come
back, our neighbor called us and said she just finished cooking fried
chicken with a side of homemade biscuits! [:p] (and her creamed corn
was also top-notch!) [:)]

quote:

Originally posted by iqdiva

S.E.Alabama style…Pan-fried in half bacon grease,half peanut oil cooked in an old
( The Finest ! ) cast iron pan
Milk gravy
Rice
My real Southern Biscuits

What time is dinner???[:p]

I voted Broasted… The seasoning, technique and pressure cooking makes it my favorite. Though you wont hear me complaining if there’s pan or deep fried chicken on the plate..

I like both pan fried and deep fried. Mamaw Smith always pan fries. I sure do enjoy her fried chicken and gravy

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

quote:

Originally posted by MiamiDon

Why is pan-fried better than deep-fried? I am not arguing the point, I just don’t understand.

It’s just different and a matter or personal taste, that’s all. The pan-fried chicken I’ve had has usually had much less breading or batter than a lot of deep-fried chicken; in some cases it’s been barely a dusting of crumbs and spices.

Plus I wouldn’t be surprised if some people favor pan-fried because of an emotional attachment to a parent or grandparent whose chicken was a specialty.

Brad

Take your pick

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As a " born & bred " Alabama girl , I must agree with you Allyk…

Man, I crave all these kinds of chicken, living up here way above the Mason-Dixon line…[:p] Chris

quote:

Originally posted by Frankman

I was really surprised to find that pan fried won out. I have always thought that broasted was much juicier. However I do remember my cousin’s wife making helacious pan fried. For those that don’t know, helacious is a word I learned while living in the south. Helacious is a good thing!

I have lived in the South all my life, and "hellacious" has always meant something bad. Where did you live? Just curious.

Why is pan-fried better than deep-fried? I am not arguing the point, I just don’t understand.

I was really surprised to find that pan fried won out. I have always thought that broasted was much juicier. However I do remember my cousin’s wife making helacious pan fried. For those that don’t know, helacious is a word I learned while living in the south. Helacious is a good thing!

S.E.Alabama style…Pan-fried in half bacon grease,half peanut oil cooked in an old
( The Finest ! ) cast iron pan
Milk gravy
Rice
My real Southern Biscuits