California Oven Fried Chicken Recipes

GENERAL GILBERT'S CALIFORNIA FRIED CHICKEN WITH PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• For the fried chicken: Preheat the oven to its lowest temperature setting.
• Mix the flour, seafood seasoning, salt and pepper in a large zip-top bag. Drop in the chicken pieces (you will probably have to do this in batches) and shake to coat.
• Pour the oil into a deep 12-inch cast-iron skillet to a depth of 1 inch. Heat it over high heat until a drop of water bubbles. Shake any excess seasoning mix off the chicken and put it skin-side down in the skillet, in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding. Cook on one side, uncovered, for 15 minutes, then turn the chicken pieces over and fry until golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Drain the chicken on paper towels. Keep warm in the oven while you finish frying the rest of the chicken.
• For the pan gravy: Pour off the oil, leaving approximately 3 tablespoons in the skillet, and turn the heat to medium. Add the flour while whisking, mixing in the crunchy bits and cooking for 5 minutes. Pour in the milk and bring it to a low boil, whisking constantly and cooking for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the fried chicken.
• Note: This recipe differs from what was originally broadcast.

SOUTHERN-STYLE OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; coat the rack with cooking spray., In a shallow bowl, mix the first seven ingredients. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk eggs. Dip chicken in eggs, then in cracker mixture, patting to help coating adhere. Place on prepared rack., Bake 20 minutes. Turn chicken; bake until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear, 15-25 minutes longer.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Warm oil in skillet and add chicken and onion. Cook 15 minutes or until chicken is browned and just about done. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place chicken on cookie sheet and top each breast with 1 to 2 slices of tomato and 2 to 3 slices of cheese. Place in oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese melts. Remove from oven, add 2 to 3 slices of avocado on top of each breast, and serve immediately.

EASY OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix flour, salt, paprika, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Rinse off chicken pieces and coat in four mixture.
• Heat butter and shortening in a 13X9X2-inch baking dish at 425 degrees F until melted.
• Place coated chicken pieces (skin side down) in dish.
• Cook uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken; cook uncovered about 30 minutes longer.

OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Melt butter in 15x10x1-inch pan in oven.
• In shallow dish, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Place chicken, skin sides down, in pan.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Turn chicken; bake about 20 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest pieces are cut to bone (at least 165°F).

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a bowl, blend the grapeseed oil, salt and pepper, mixing well. Add the cut chicken and again blend well, tossing the oil to coat the chicken.
• Next, place the chicken on a nonstick baking pan and bake until the chicken reaches 165 degrees F, about 30 minutes. Once the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven and cool on the counter.
• During cooling, heat the vegetable oil to 375 degrees F in a fryer or in a deep pot on the stove. Mix the flour with the salt and pepper blend. Once the oil is heated, in a large bowl, toss the cooked chicken with the seasoned flour, ensuring to coat the chicken. Once the chicken is coated, tap off any excess flour, and then place in the fryer to warm the chicken and create a crust.
• Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, and then remove from the fryer and place on paper towels to allow any excess oil to drain. Before serving, you can add additional seasoning to the cooked chicken if desired.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN (WW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line baking pan with foil and then paced a wire cooling rack on pan; spray rack with Pam.
• In three pie dishes, place 1/2 cup flour in the first one, in the second the egg whites and in the third place the cornflakes crumbs (I just crushed my own cornflakes with a rolling pin -- so they were probably not as fine crumbs as the packaged crumbs).
• Put chicken in a large bowl, sprinkled with salt and cayenne. Ad buttermilk, turn to coat.
• Dip chicken into the flour, then the egg whites and finally into the cornflakes; pressing to adhere. Repeat for all the chicken.
• Place chicken on rack and spray wiht Pam. Bake until golden (45 -60 minutes).
• Meanwhile make gravy (this is what I skipped and deducted one point from serving). by melting butter in saucepan over medium high heat. Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons flour; cook , whisking for 1 minute. Whisk in chicken broth, cook, until gravy comes to a boil and thickens, (2-5 minutes). Stir in sage and pepper.

EASY OVEN-FINISHED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Slice each chicken breast horizontally into 2 thin fillets. Place chicken in a resealable zip-top bag with buttermilk, Buffalo sauce, and garlic powder. Seal the bag and shake to blend ingredients and evenly coat the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, poultry seasoning, and pepper in a shallow dish or pie plate. Blend with a fork or whisk.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Dip chicken in the breading mixture until well and evenly coated on both sides. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Add enough oil to a large skillet so that it thickly coats the bottom; heat over medium-high heat until sizzling but not smoking. Place 2 chicken fillets in the skillet so they fit comfortably; do not overcrowd. Fry until crispy and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain chicken on paper towels and repeat, adding more oil as necessary, to fry remaining chicken. Transfer chicken to a baking sheet.
• Finish chicken breasts in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cornflakes, salt, pepper, and paprika in a bowl. In another bowl, lightly beat eggs with milk. Dip chicken into the egg mixture and then into the crumbs, coating well. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• 2. Bake chicken for 40 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
• 3. Meanwhile, chop parsley coarsely; place in a bowl with the shallots and capers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss parsley salad with oil and lemon juice.
• 4. Place a breast in each of 4 dinner plates. Top with parsley salad. Garnish with a lemon quarter and serve immediately.