Louisiana Bobcat Chicken Recipes

LOUISIANA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown the chicken pieces in the oil.
• Remove the pieces.
• Stir the flour into the drippings and cook until brown.
• Add the celery, pepper and onion and cook until tender.
• Add the soup powder, water, salt and paprika, bring to a boil.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken, bake uncovered for 45 minutes, basting often and skimming fat.

LOUISIANA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place flour in oven bag; shake to coat. Place oven bag in a 13x9-in. baking pan or larger roasting pan. Sprinkle chicken with salt and cayenne pepper; place in bag. , Surround chicken with onions, potatoes, carrots and green peppers. Place one garlic clove inside the chicken and one with the vegetables. Sprinkle parsley and mint over vegetables and chicken. Combine broth, Worcestershire sauce and bitters if desired. Pour under chicken inside of bag., Fasten the bag. Puncture the top of the bag five or six times with a fork. Bake until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

DOOKY CHASE'S SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken well with salt and pepper. Set aside. Mix eggs, milk, and water. Pour mixture over chicken. Let sit for 5 minutes.
• In a heavy paper bag, mix flour, paprika, ground thyme, and granulated garlic. Place chicken in bag with flour mixture. Shake until chicken is well coated.
• Heat oil to 350°F. Place chicken in hot oil. Fry, turning as chicken browns. Heavy parts such as breast, thighs, and legs will take 15 to 20 minutes, wings about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain chicken on paper towels.

TANYA'S LOUISIANA SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl mix together the eggs and milk. Add ALMOST all of the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder (reserve a dash of each for seasoning the chicken pieces). Set aside.
• Sprinkle a dash of the remaining salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder onto both sides of the chicken pieces.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Put the flour in a plastic bag. One piece at a time, dip the chicken into the egg/milk mixture then add to the plastic bag. Shake the bag so that the flour is covering each piece of chicken.
• You can check to see if the oil is hot enough by sprinkling a little flour in the skillet. If it fries, it's hot enough! Place the chicken pieces in the skillet. After about 5 minutes, turn the chicken over. Let chicken fry for about 15 minutes or until the meat is cooked through and the juices run clear. Enjoy!

LOUISIANA STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together all the blackening spices.
• Toss the chicken in the spices, making sure that each fillet is evenly coated.
• Heat a large heavy based frying pan over high heat until very hot.
• Add the oil and fry chicken fillets on each side.
• You want the chicken to fry quite fast so that you sear and roast the spices very well.
• Don't be tempted to add too many pieces to the pan at once or you will not get the desired effect.
• When the fillet is well seared, place on a roasting tray and bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Serve the chicken on a platter garnished with a few salad leaves.

LOUISIANA CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Mix spices, herbs and oil together in small bowl and set aside.
• Heat heavy fry pan over medium heat. When hot, add spice mixture to pan and cook about a minute.
• Add chicken strips, salt lightly if desired (doesn't really need salt)and brown 3 minutes over medium heat. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Pour chicken stock and bean sauce into pan, mix well and cook about 3 minutes.
• Dissolve corn starch in cold water, stir into sauce and cook 1 or 2 more minutes, stirring constantly.
• Return chicken to pan, stir and simmer another 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice.

LOUISIANA BOBCAT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between sheets of waxed paper and pound to 1-inch thickness.
• On each breast, lay baby spinach leaves and feta cheese.
• Roll each breast up jellyroll style (with spinach and cheese inside) and wrap with a strip of bacon, securing with toothpicks.
• Place on a medium-hot grill and brush with barbecue sauce. Grill for 8-10 minutes each side, brushing periodically with barbecue sauce - until internal temperature reaches 160 -170 degrees.
• Remove each roll-up from the grill and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Carefully remove toothpicks and slice each roll-up into pinwheeled medallions.