Southern Dinner-on-the-grounds Fried Chicken And Chicken Gravy Recipe

This is the old southern chicken that people living in the country made. It was a staple at church dinner-on-the grounds gatherings. They didn't waste oil deep frying and used skillets of cast iron, which retains heat. Pair with mashed potatoes and don't trhow that grease away. It's going to become chicken gravy. Slice some tomatoes and pass the biscuits and butterbeans.... More
Prep:10m Cook:40m Servings:4

Ingredients
1 chicken, cutup
Oil, your choice
2 cups Flour + 1 tsp Salt +1 tsp Black Pepper , mixed
Additional salt and pepper for chicken
Noe; You can use favorite chicken pieces instead of whole chicken. The way chicken is processed today, you may need to trim chicken of excess fat and bony ribs. Purchase natural chicken, not chicken that has been injected with additives.
Chicken gravy
1/4 cup hot chicken grease
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk, warmed

Directions
Let chicken sit out 20 minutes, meanwhile mix flour, salt and pepper.
Heat oil to hot in cast iron skillet. Oil should come up about halfway on a piece of chicken.
Generously salt and pepper chicken
dredge and coat chicken in seasoned four
Place in hot oil, do not crowd
Turn frequently and after frst turn hold chicken with fork and pierce thighs and legs with sharp knife. This pierce should be next to bone. Do this twice or three times on both sides. This will assure even cooking to most internal part. Do not cover.
Continue turning frequently until golden brown and internal temperature reads 185. Do not touch bone with probe.
Drain on brown paper bag or paper towels.
Serve with mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.
Chicken Gravy
Drain hot grease leaving 1/4 cup.
Stir in 1/4 cup flour using wooden spoon
cook roux until blonde, but do not exceed peanut butter colored and do not let burn.
Have 2 cups warm (not hot) milk ready and mix in and stir constantly until gravy is smooth and creamy. If gravy is too thick add additional milk or water. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve with mashed potatoes and fried chicken.