In the Spirit of Cooking,
... "According to The Urban Daily, “When African slaves who worked as cooks were brought to the country, they put their own spin on the dish using seasonings and spices not found in most Scottish dishes.” As with many classic dishes, generations of home cooks, chefs and fast food chains have put their own spin on fried chicken, making defining a single classic version impossible."
New classic: fried chicken, oven baked
Blue Kitchen
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In this take on classic fried chicken, buttermilk-soaked chicken thighs are heavily seasoned, fried briefly and finished in the oven.
By Terry Boyd, Blue Kitchen JUNE 11, 2014
The term “classic” can be freighted with wildly varying baggage, especially when attached to something as iconic as fried chicken. Largely seen as a Southern dish, it arrived there by way of Scotland. Many Scottish immigrants settled in the South, bringing the deep fried dish with them (fellow Europeans preferred to bake, roast or boil chicken).
click for recipe:
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Food/Stir-It-Up/2014/0611/New-classic-fried-chicken-oven-baked
... "According to The Urban Daily, “When African slaves who worked as cooks were brought to the country, they put their own spin on the dish using seasonings and spices not found in most Scottish dishes.” As with many classic dishes, generations of home cooks, chefs and fast food chains have put their own spin on fried chicken, making defining a single classic version impossible."
New classic: fried chicken, oven baked
Blue Kitchen
View Caption
In this take on classic fried chicken, buttermilk-soaked chicken thighs are heavily seasoned, fried briefly and finished in the oven.
By Terry Boyd, Blue Kitchen JUNE 11, 2014
The term “classic” can be freighted with wildly varying baggage, especially when attached to something as iconic as fried chicken. Largely seen as a Southern dish, it arrived there by way of Scotland. Many Scottish immigrants settled in the South, bringing the deep fried dish with them (fellow Europeans preferred to bake, roast or boil chicken).
click for recipe:
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Food/Stir-It-Up/2014/0611/New-classic-fried-chicken-oven-baked
