City Chicken Mock Chicken Drumsticks Recipes

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS (CITY CHICKEN) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and chili powder.
• Sprinkle the spice blend over the meat and mix until all pieces of meat are well-seasoned.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together milk and eggs. Pour the breadcrumbs into another separate tray.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a large baking dish with a wire rack.
• Heat the oil for frying to 350 degrees F.
• Once the oil is hot, dip your skewers first into the flour, then into the egg mixture, and then into the breadcrumbs, and then back to the egg mixture and breadcrumbs again. Skewer the chunks of meat.
• Fry the skewers for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until the coating is crispy and golden brown.
• Place the fried skewers onto a wire rack and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
• Serve with dipping sauce and your choice of sides.

BEST CITY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Thread 2 or 3 cubes of pork onto each skewer. Sprinkle each skewer on all sides with salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt, and set the skewers aside.
• Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Place the seasoned bread crumbs in another bowl. Pour 2 cups of water into a 9x13-inch baking dish with a wire rack set in the dish, and set the dish aside.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Dip each skewer of pork into the egg mixture, then dip in crumbs; dip the skewers a second time into egg mixture and then crumbs. Gently lay the skewers, a few at a time, into the hot oil, and brown until the coating is crisp and golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Set the fried skewers aside while you finish the rest. Once the skewers are all browned, set them on the wire rack in the baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Carefully place the baking dish with the skewers into the preheated oven, and bake until hot and no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake 10 minutes more to dry out the crumb coating. Serve hot.

CITY CHICKEN: MOCK CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease a jelly roll pan well.
• Combine ground meat, egg, milk, 1/2 cup cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, and sage in a large bowl; gently mix until well blended.
• Divide meat mixture into 16 portions. Form each portion into a drumstick shape around a skewer.
• Place melted butter in a bowl wide enough to fit drumstick; put remaining 1 cup cracker crumbs in a pie plate.
• Dip each drumstick into melted butter then roll in cracker meal.
• Place drumsticks in a single layer in greased jelly roll pan and drizzle remaining melted butter over tops of drumsticks.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until golden brown.

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble ground meat over mixture and mix well. Shape a 1/4 cupful of meat mixture around each Popsicle stick to resemble a 3-in. log., In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and milk. Place cornflake crumbs in another shallow bowl. Coat each leg in crumbs, then dip in egg mixture and recoat in crumbs. Let stand for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil to 375°. Fry legs, a few at a time, for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. , Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 15-20 minutes.

CITY CHICKEN (MOCK CHICKEN LEGS)

Steps:

• Heat/melt shortening in frying pan, low heat.
• Place pork & veal cubes alternately on 6" skewers.
• Dip skewered meats in to egg.
• Roll meats in bread crumbs.
• Cook skewed meats in shortening about 60 minutes.
• Turn meats occasionally for even cooking.
• Remove from pan, drain on paper towels.

CRISPY CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough canola oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 375 degrees F. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put the garlic, vinegar, mustard, horseradish and rosemary into a food processor. Pulse the ingredients until smooth. Slowly add the olive oil to emulsify and season with salt and pepper. Put the chicken in a large resealable bag. Pour the marinade into the bag and mix it into the chicken until well coated. Close the bag and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Put the flour in a shallow dish. Remove the chicken from the marinade. Dredge each piece of chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess. Working in batches, fry the chicken until golden brown, about 7 to 8 minutes. Remove the drumsticks from the fryer and arrange them on a sheet tray. Put them in the oven until cooked through, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven and arrange them on a platter for serving.

CHEF JOHN'S CITY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut tenderloin into three sections; the thick center section and two end sections. Cut the thinner end portion of the tenderloin into chunks. Slice the thick center section lengthwise into even halves. Cut the 2 center sections and thicker end portion into1/2-inch slices.
• Thread pork pieces, starting with the smallest pieces and working up to wider pieces, onto each skewer to resemble chicken drumsticks.
• Season skewered 'drumsticks' with salt, black pepper, thyme, and cayenne pepper on all sides.
• Whisk eggs together in a bowl. Pour flour into another bowl. Put the bread crumbs into a third bowl.
• Gently press the 'drumsticks' into flour to coat and shake to remove excess flour. Dip 'drumsticks' into egg and press into bread crumbs. Place finished drumsticks on a plate in a single layer and refrigerate, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until the surface of the oil is shimmering. Cook 'drumsticks' in the hot oil until golden brown on all sides and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate; let rest 5 minutes. Season with salt.

CHICAGO MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Melt butter; blend in flour salt and pepper.
• Add milk gradually, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, then cook about a minute longer.
• Add the meat to the white sauce followed by the seasonings and bell pepper.
• Spread on a plate to cool.
• Shape like chicken legs and insert a wooden skewer.
• Roll in crumbs, egg, then crumbs again.
• Fry in deep hot fat (380F) and drain on paper towels.