Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:45:22 GMT

Rusty246

chewingthefat

Rusty246

Can we have the batter/breading recipe start to finish??? I've fried ALOT of chicken in my time, mostly just flour, s & p. Rarely I'll do an egg wash then flour. I want my chicken to look like that! Please and thank you. And, I mostly deep fry also.

marinate in buttermilk a few hours
flour and finely ground up unseasoned corn chips along with all purpose flour seasoned with poultry seasoning, granulated garlic, s & p
some flat beer
eggs
combine the flour, cracker, seasonings
combine buttermilk, beer, beaten eggs
dredge the chicken once in the liquid then the flour
let sit in cooler at least 1/2 hr
repeat dredging
deep fry at 375 approx 10 min till a golden brown-temp the breast the first time you do this, people send back underdone chicken 100% of the time
Let me know it works for you!

CTF, I get the jest of it BUT, is "cracker" the ground corn chips??

Thanks!

Yes it is...use ground up Ritz, or Triscuit, anything with a slight crunch.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (ALLGOOD)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:21:56 GMT

YUMMMMO.
We don't get anything like that in WI. Not that I have seen. Awesome pics!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (Rusty246)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:19:28 GMT

chewingthefat

Rusty246

Can we have the batter/breading recipe start to finish??? I've fried ALOT of chicken in my time, mostly just flour, s & p. Rarely I'll do an egg wash then flour. I want my chicken to look like that! Please and thank you. And, I mostly deep fry also.

marinate in buttermilk a few hours
flour and finely ground up unseasoned corn chips along with all purpose flour seasoned with poultry seasoning, granulated garlic, s & p
some flat beer
eggs
combine the flour, cracker, seasonings
combine buttermilk, beer, beaten eggs
dredge the chicken once in the liquid then the flour
let sit in cooler at least 1/2 hr
repeat dredging
deep fry at 375 approx 10 min till a golden brown-temp the breast the first time you do this, people send back underdone chicken 100% of the time
Let me know it works for you!

CTF, I get the jest of it BUT, is "cracker" the ground corn chips??

Thanks!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (wheregreggeats.com)

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:21:30 GMT

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Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:04:57 GMT

Rusty246

Can we have the batter/breading recipe start to finish??? I've fried ALOT of chicken in my time, mostly just flour, s & p. Rarely I'll do an egg wash then flour. I want my chicken to look like that! Please and thank you. And, I mostly deep fry also.

marinate in buttermilk a few hours
flour and finely ground up unseasoned corn chips along with all purpose flour seasoned with poultry seasoning, granulated garlic, s & p
some flat beer
eggs
combine the flour, cracker, seasonings
combine buttermilk, beer, beaten eggs
dredge the chicken once in the liquid then the flour
let sit in cooler at least 1/2 hr
repeat dredging
deep fry at 375 approx 10 min till a golden brown-temp the breast the first time you do this, people send back underdone chicken 100% of the time
Let me know it works for you!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (Rusty246)

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:00:36 GMT

Can we have the batter/breading recipe start to finish??? I've fried ALOT of chicken in my time, mostly just flour, s & p. Rarely I'll do an egg wash then flour. I want my chicken to look like that! Please and thank you. And, I mostly deep fry also.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (MellowRoast)

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:39:52 GMT

Didn't see this until now. I'd order either meal in an instant, but I'd really like to chow down on those sides. And I'd like a platter full of those ears of corn.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (Twinwillow)

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:19:28 GMT

These picture "show & tells" are costing me a fortune. Every time one of you shows off your cooking, I have to buy a new keyboard because my drool has ruined it. But, don't stop.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (ArrowSmith)

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:50:20 GMT

That is AMAZING. Out here in the Pacific Northwest it's KFC and the occasional mom n pop, but nothing like you guys have over in the South. I'll trade you Seattle grunge rock for your fried chicken and all the fixins'.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (2005Equinox)

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:55:34 GMT

I like the looks of the smoked chicken too.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (2005Equinox)

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:54:51 GMT

The maryland chicken looks much like what you find most times in Northeast Wisconsin. There are a lot of good chicken places here.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (DougS)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:41:22 GMT

Does look mighty good. I got to believe it would be a big seller. A number one on the menu.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:10:47 GMT

DougS

Here in the frozen north there are take out Maryland fried chicken operations. I imagine if there can be Kentucky Fried operations....Why Not!

Do you use any seasonings in that flour coating before frying?

Poultry seasoning, granulated garlic, pepper, and a few others, can't remember the durn things right now!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (DougS)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:47:22 GMT

Here in the frozen north there are take out Maryland fried chicken operations. I imagine if there can be Kentucky Fried operations....Why Not!

Do you use any seasonings in that flour coating before frying?

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (bwave)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:09:10 GMT

Hmm, maybe that's why I've never heard of it... isn't that just fried chicken? Isn't that how everyone does it?

Guess you're right, people in Texas wouldn't call chili Texas Chili, so we here in MD wouldn't call fried chicken Maryland Fried Chicken...

Any way, only secret my grandmother would give, is you always flour the chicken the night before, and let it refrigerate overnight with the flour on. (or at least 3 hours) Then immediately into some 325 degree Crisco shortening.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (PapaJoe8)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:54:37 GMT

Thanks BillyB!... nice post!

I will bet that if you went to downtown Dallas and asked 100 random folks to describe Texas Style Chili more would not have a clue... than would.
Joe

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (BillyB)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:35:11 GMT

This is what I remember about Maryland fried Chicken, fry the Chicken in a cast iron skillet, when the chix is done remove the oil and make a gravy from the leavings. Old time recipe and method of making and serving Maryland fried chicken with a pepper county gravy with bits of the leavings...................I don't want to high jack CTF post, he does a great job with all his food.............
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Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (bwave)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:47:39 GMT

Hmm, I've lived 3 miles from Maryland my entire life and never heard of Maryland fried chicken. There is only one famous chicken in Maryland and that's English's, where it is pressure cooked. Is that what this is?

Pretty much every other fried chicken place in Maryland only uses fresh wet chicken dredged in flour and immediately fried in a pressure cooker as well. (like say Royal Farms)

You'd think where I live in the most densely populated chicken county in the world, I'd have heard of such a thing.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (PapaJoe8)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:42:50 GMT

Billy, looks like gravy on those taters w/ the Maryland chicken.

We like gravy w/ our fried chicken and mashed taters here in Texas also. Maybe ours is more of a cream gravy though?
Joe

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:17:28 GMT

BillyB

CWF, Chix looks great. ?????????????? Does the traditional Maryland Fried Chicken come with Country gravy. I have served Maryland fried chicken for years, when ever some one asked me " What the Hell is Maryland fried chicken" I always answered Fried chicken with country gravy. Am I full of hominy grits and hog jowls, or what............Bill

Billy, to tell the truth, I don't really know...That said , it sure sounds good to me!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (BillyB)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:54:35 GMT

CWF, Chix looks great. ?????????????? Does the traditional Maryland Fried Chicken come with Country gravy. I have served Maryland fried chicken for years, when ever some one asked me " What the Hell is Maryland fried chicken" I always answered Fried chicken with country gravy. Am I full of hominy grits and hog jowls, or what............Bill

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (mayor al)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:58:37 GMT

Both Chicken Dinners look delicious to me. Nice job on both versions!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (joerogo)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:16:36 GMT

chewingthefat

My apologies, I guess this should be in the Chicken forum, which I totally missed.

Personally I am appalled that you would place this thread in the wrong form. Without any sense of order, we are no better than the chickens we are frying.

If Chubby's was 100 miles or less for me to drive, I would eat there twice a week

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (agnesrob)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:45:34 GMT

Chewingthefat, That all looks so good! If I'm ever in the area I know where I'm eating!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (Any Seafood)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:36:13 GMT

Looks great!! I want to eat at your place!!

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:43:48 GMT

MiamiDon

Chewie, my wife is from Bal'mer, but she doesn't know anything about MD fried chicken. How would you differentiate it from Southern-fried?

Actually Don, I don't see much of any difference, It's a terminology IMHO, simply because it's a very popular item in Md., but as far as ingredients, it's pretty much dead on with Southern fried chicken recipes. That said, I dont pan fry, my deep fat fryer is much more efficient.

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (MiamiDon)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:51:11 GMT

Chewie, my wife is from Bal'mer, but she doesn't know anything about MD fried chicken. How would you differentiate it from Southern-fried?

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (PapaJoe8)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:32:34 GMT

Looks great and this section works just fine I think. That smoked fried chicken is a neat idea!
Joe

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (Michael Hoffman)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:56:14 GMT

GASP!

There's no potato forum?

Re:Pics of my Maryland Fried Chicken and my Smoked Spicy Fried Chicken and sides (chewingthefat)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:51:15 GMT

Michael Hoffman

chewingthefat

My apologies, I guess this should be in the Chicken forum, which I totally missed.

OK, I'll bite. Why should this be in a chicken forum?
I'll be darned. I never noticed that there was a chicken section.

Believe it or not, I didn't either! It's sort of like having a Potato forum!