Sunday Fried Chicken
"We had a very large family—seven children", says Marc Racicot, governor of Montana. "Every Sunday and for picnics we had chicken. Those days it was French-fried." And, he adds, it was always served with French-fried potatoes and broccoli with cauliflower.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Remove and discard skin and excess fat from chicken. Rinse chicken and pat the pieces dry.
Step 2
2
Place cornflakes in a plastic food bag and crush gently with your hands to make very coarse crumbs.
Step 3
3
Add thyme, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to bag; shake to mix.
Step 4
4
In a shallow bowl, beat egg whites with a fork until slightly frothy.
Step 5
5
Coat chicken pieces with egg white, drain briefly, then put in bag with crumb mixture, 1 piece at a time. Turn bag to coat chicken well.
Step 6
6
Arrange chicken pieces slightly apart in a 10- by 15-inch nonstick pan. Lightly mist chicken with cooking oil spray.
Step 7
7
Bake chicken in a 425° oven until meat is no longer pink in thickest part (cut to test), about 25 minutes for breasts, about 30 minutes for legs.
Step 8
8
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Ingredients
4 chicken breast halves (about 1/2 lb. each) or whole legs (thigh and drumstick, about 1/2 lb. each)
2 1/2 cups cornflakes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon paprika
About 1/2 teaspoon salt
About 1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 large egg whites
Cooking oil spray
Directions
Step 1
1
Remove and discard skin and excess fat from chicken. Rinse chicken and pat the pieces dry.
Step 2
2
Place cornflakes in a plastic food bag and crush gently with your hands to make very coarse crumbs.
Step 3
3
Add thyme, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to bag; shake to mix.
Step 4
4
In a shallow bowl, beat egg whites with a fork until slightly frothy.
Step 5
5
Coat chicken pieces with egg white, drain briefly, then put in bag with crumb mixture, 1 piece at a time. Turn bag to coat chicken well.
Step 6
6
Arrange chicken pieces slightly apart in a 10- by 15-inch nonstick pan. Lightly mist chicken with cooking oil spray.
Step 7
7
Bake chicken in a 425° oven until meat is no longer pink in thickest part (cut to test), about 25 minutes for breasts, about 30 minutes for legs.
Step 8
8
Add salt and pepper to taste.
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