Burton’s Southern Fried Chicken with White Gravy

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Description

Breaded buttermilk fried chicken and a pan-drippings gravy with milk or cream. The gravy is great on the chicken, but mash up some potatoes with some butter and cream and bake up some cornbread or biscuits and you have the quintessential southern meal with some northern urban twists.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh tarragon
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh sage
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, halved
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups grapeseed oil for frying
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra®)
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 pinch salt and ground white pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Whisk buttermilk
  2. onion powder
  3. parsley
  4. tarragon
  5. sage
  6. paprika
  7. and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper in a bowl. Place chicken breast pieces in buttermilk mixture
  8. stir to coat
  9. and marinate in refrigerator at least 8 hours (up to 2 days). Drain chicken pieces in a colander.
  10. Mix 2 cups all-purpose flour
  11. garlic salt
  12. onion salt
  13. 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  14. salt
  15. and black pepper in a heavy
  16. resealable plastic bag. Whisk eggs with 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.
  17. Heat grapeseed oil in a large
  18. heavy skillet over medium-high heat until a pinch of flour dropped into the oil sizzles. Place 1/2 cup all-purpose flour into a shallow bowl.
  19. Press chicken pieces into unseasoned flour
  20. dip into egg mixture
  21. and place into plastic bag of seasoned flour. Close bag and shake to coat chicken.
  22. Fry coated chicken in hot oil until golden brown
  23. 8 to 12 minutes on the first side and 6 to 8 minutes on the second side. Drain on a rack.
  24. Drain oil
  25. leaving 1/4 cup oil in skillet. Reduce heat to medium. Whisk quick-mixing flour and milk into hot oil until combined. Bring gravy to a simmer and cook
  26. whisking constantly
  27. until thickened and creamy
  28. about 5 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper. Serve gravy with fried chicken.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 50 mins

Servings: 4

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