Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken pieces
• Pepper and salt (to taste)
• Meal (for dusting)
• Butter (for frying)
• Teacupful of cream
• Blade of mace
• Flour (1 saltspoonful)
• Butter (1 teaspoonful)

Instructions

• Season and Dust Chicken: Cut and season chicken with pepper, salt, and a dusting of meal.
• Fry Chicken: Fry in butter, then keep warm on paper-covered dish.
• Prepare Sauce: Pour out grease. In the same pan, simmer cream, mace, salt, pepper, flour, and butter.
• Assemble: Place fried chicken on a hot dish and pour sauce over it.

Source — The Unrivalled Cookbook and Housekeeper's Guide
Prepared by Reagan Garrett
Louisiana Anthology
December 19, 2023