Fried Chicken with Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 young chicken                           
• 1 large kitchen spoon of lard
• Salt & Pepper
• Flour
• 1 large kitchen spoon of butter
• 1 cup of sweet milk
• Parsley

Directions

1. Cut the young chicken into small pieces
2. Put 1 large kitchen spoon of lard into a pan and allow it to get very hot
3. Put salt and pepper on the chicken and roll it in flour.
4. Fry the chicken in the hot lard until it is tender and brown and then place it on a dish
5. Mix 1 spoon of flour and 1 spoon of butter together and stir in the lard along with 1 cup of sweet milk. Stir until thickened. 
6. Add salt, pepper, and finely cut parsley to the gravy and pour over the chicken.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021