City Chicken Mock Chicken Legs 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.

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.

GRANDMA FLORENCE SLAGLE'S MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all mock chicken leg ingredients together well. Form into chicken drum stick shapes.
• 2. Beat together the egg and milk. Dip the "drum sticks" into egg and milk mixture.
• 3. Put Bread crumbs in a bowl. Dip the "drum sticks" into the bread crumbs to totally coat them.
• 4. PAN FRIED METHOD: .
• 5. Fry the "drum sticks" in shortening in a medium-hot skillet. Turning to brown on all sides.
• 6. Pour the meat stock (or water) into the pan. Cover and simmer slowly on low heat for about 1 hour until "drum sticks" are cooked and a gravy has formed. 10 servings.
• 7. OVEN METHOD: .
• 8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use cooking spray to coat baking sheet.
• 9. Place coated mock chicken "drum sticks" onto baking pan. (Optional: sprinkle the "drum sticks" lightly with paprika). Bake 15 minutes. Turn "drum sticks" over and bake 15 - 20 minutes longer or until the "drum sticks" are browned and cooked through.
• 10. ***** Optional: You can form the "drum sticks" onto skewers or popsicle sticks to form "drum stick handles".

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Combine ground pork, ground veal, salt, paprika, green pepper and pineapple. Shape like a chicken leg around a wooden skewer. Roll in bread crumbs, then in egg slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and again in bread crumbs.
• Let stand 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Brown in frying pan in hot fat, add a little water, then reduce temperature. Cover tightly and let cook slowly for 45 minutes.