Fried chicken

Everybody just love fried chicken. I mean who wouldn't? Juicy and tender, warm and crunchy, dipped in gravy, served with coleslaw and mashed potatoes, or in my case and other Filipinos, with steamed rice. Now that is a winner meal!!

I have been cooking fried chicken for years, and every time I would try to cook it in a different way. But I also get fast food fried chicken, My daughter loves Popeye's Fried chicken. For more than a year, we would be eating at a Popeye's branch on Mannheim Rd every Sunday after work. So much that some workers there already know us. And recently, when Jollibee opened its branch here in Chicagoland, my daughter fell in love, naturally, with chicken joy. Who wouldn't, really?

And so, obviously, whenever my daughter loves to eat something, I would try to recreate it. Although I wasn't able to get the exact taste of chicken joy (my daughter says, almost, but not quite), I'm still proud of my new version of fried chicken.

Here is my version of home-made fried chicken

Ingredients

To marinate:
2         lbs             chicken legs and thighs
1/2      cup            iodized salt
3         tbsp           garlic powder
2         tbsp           paprika
2         L               water

For coating:
2         cups          flour
3         pcs            eggs, beaten
3        cups           corn flakes
1        tsp              pepper
1        tbsp            salt
1        tsp              paprika

Gravy
Oil from frying the chicken
2    tbsp    flour

1       cup              vegetable oil

Procedure

In a bowl, mix the chicken with the water, iodized salt, garlic powder and 1 tbsp paprika. Marinate overnight in the fridge.

The next day, drain the chicken and throw the marinate juice.
Dry the chicken with paper towel.
Mix the flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Set aside.
In a saucepan, heat up 1 cup of vegetable oil.
 Dip the chicken in flour mix, then egg, and finally coat with the cornflakes.
Fry the chicken until golden brown.

For the gravy, add flour on the oil used for frying the chicken. mix until the sauce thicken. you may add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with mashed potatoes, coleslaw or steamed rice. Enjoy!!!