Let's Talk BBQ
Other Cooking Equipment => Other cooking Eqipment => Other cookers => Topic started by: Smokin Don on September 06, 2013, 11:57:47 PM
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Sept 06 2013
Ever since I cleaned and re seasoned my Lodge 12 inch cast iron skillet I have wanted to fry chicken outdoors on my gas burner. I have had the gas burner a long time but never fried chicken on it.
I wanted to do a good meal for my wife since Monday she will be getting two new knees. We both love fried chicken so I would fix it for her. I just happened to see one of Patricia Yearwoods shows and she did fried chicken and some Crockpot Mac & Cheese. I printed out her recipes and followed them.
I got my chicken cut up and in brine early this morning. It would be in the brine about 5 hours and then air dry in the fridge about two hours. After lunch I did some cornbread muffins on my Traeger that came out real nice. I used my favorite mix, Miracle Maize sweet style.
I got the mac & cheese mixed and in the Crockpot for a 3 ½ hour cook on low.
I got my skillet on the burner with a good ½ inch of vegetable oil and a couple pats of butter at 5:00 PM and figured on eating at 6:00. It was coming up to temp slow so I figured I had time to get all the chicken dredged in flour and ready to fry. When I went out the oil was too hot; just over 400 deg. When I finally got it cooled down to 380 deg. I put the chicken in. The recipe said 375 deg. and 15 minutes on a side.
I had partially covered it with the lid but ended up taking it off. The temp was a little harder to keep controlled than I had thought. I removed the chicken to a wire rack and drained while I served the wife and me. We had some sliced red beets for a side.
It tasted good, moist and crispy skin even though I had some a little burnt. I think I can do better the next time. The mac & cheese was good and easy enough I will be using her recipe again.
Muffins in the smoker
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Cooling
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Chicken ready to flour
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Ready to fry
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In the friar
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Resting and draining
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Mac & Cheese
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My Supper
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Smokin Don
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Man, that looks like a delicious meal, Don ;)
I especially like the fried chicken and mac-and-cheese, two of my all time favorites
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I will take the white part and a double serving of the mac. looks geat
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Load my plate up with the chicken and macaroni Don!
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Looks fantastic..any chance of getting the recipes?
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it looks so good that you changed my plans for supper . fried chicken is on the menu now .
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Very nice! Plate please :P
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Comfort food all the way for me. Looks great.
Mike
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Absolute goodness right there!
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Looks fantastic..any chance of getting the recipes?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/gwens-fried-chicken-with-milk-gravy-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/crockpot-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html
There you go. I thought the 375 deg. was too hot for the chicken and will stay with 350 to 360 next time. Don
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Looks fantastic..any chance of getting the recipes?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/gwens-fried-chicken-with-milk-gravy-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/crockpot-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html
There you go. I thought the 375 deg. was too hot for the chicken and will stay with 350 to 360 next time. Don
Thanks Don..appreciate it...
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Looks like you're going to have to make some more with all the plate requests - oh and I'd like one too ;) Very nice looking meal!
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Excellent cook Don. Great plate.
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Now that is some major comfort food Don. Great job! Mrs. Smokin'Don had to have loved it, and very nice of you to make it for her!
Wish her good luck on the replacement surgeries for me please.
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I will take the white part and a double serving of the mac. looks geat
ya, me too. holy cr@p. what a great meal. :P :P :P
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All the best to your wife on Monday.
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That's a meal just like Mom would have made, Awesome!!