City Chicken Mock Chicken Legs Recipes

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS (CITY CHICKEN) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and chili powder.
• Sprinkle the spice blend over the meat and mix until all pieces of meat are well-seasoned.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together milk and eggs. Pour the breadcrumbs into another separate tray.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a large baking dish with a wire rack.
• Heat the oil for frying to 350 degrees F.
• Once the oil is hot, dip your skewers first into the flour, then into the egg mixture, and then into the breadcrumbs, and then back to the egg mixture and breadcrumbs again. Skewer the chunks of meat.
• Fry the skewers for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until the coating is crispy and golden brown.
• Place the fried skewers onto a wire rack and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
• Serve with dipping sauce and your choice of sides.

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble ground meat over mixture and mix well. Shape a 1/4 cupful of meat mixture around each Popsicle stick to resemble a 3-in. log., In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and milk. Place cornflake crumbs in another shallow bowl. Coat each leg in crumbs, then dip in egg mixture and recoat in crumbs. Let stand for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil to 375°. Fry legs, a few at a time, for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. , Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 15-20 minutes.

CITY CHICKEN (MOCK CHICKEN LEGS)

Steps:

• Heat/melt shortening in frying pan, low heat.
• Place pork & veal cubes alternately on 6" skewers.
• Dip skewered meats in to egg.
• Roll meats in bread crumbs.
• Cook skewed meats in shortening about 60 minutes.
• Turn meats occasionally for even cooking.
• Remove from pan, drain on paper towels.

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Combine ground pork, ground veal, salt, paprika, green pepper and pineapple. Shape like a chicken leg around a wooden skewer. Roll in bread crumbs, then in egg slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and again in bread crumbs.
• Let stand 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Brown in frying pan in hot fat, add a little water, then reduce temperature. Cover tightly and let cook slowly for 45 minutes.