Mexican Pan Fried Chicken Recipes

MEXICAN PAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour buttermilk into shallow dish. Combine cornmeal, chili powder, and salt in separate shallow dish. Place chicken in buttermilk and turn to coat. Place chicken in cornmeal mixture and turn to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 chicken breasts; sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate; tent with foil. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.
• Serve with Salsa Verde (or your favorite salsa) spooned on top of the chicken.

CHICKEN CHIMICHANGAS {BAKED OR PAN FRIED}

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine chicken, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, salsa. cheese, cream cheese, and green onions.

MEXICAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl combine sour cream, milk, chili peppers, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, cumin, salt, and black pepper.
• Place chicken pieces in a bag and set in a shallow dish.
• Pour sour cream mixture over chicken, seal bag.
• Refrigerate overnight, turn bag occasionally.
• Place flour in a shallow dish.
• Remove chicken from sour cream mixture shaking off excess.
• Discard remaining sour cream mixture.
• Add chicken pieces to flour mixture, a few at a time, turning to coat.
• Add oil to a 12-inch heavy skillet to a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
• Heat over medium high heat until hot (350F) Reduce heat.
• Carefully add chicken to the skillet. Cook uncovered, over medium heat about 40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 F for breast, 180F for thighs and drumsticks), turning occasionally to brown evenly.
• Drain on paper towel.

EASY MEXICAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a resealable plastic bag combine the chicken, buttermilk and 1 packet of taco seasoning. Seal and shake to mix together. Refrigerate and let marinate overnight.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium low heat. Mix flour and the other packet of taco seasoning in a shallow dish or plate. Remove chicken from refrigerator and remove chicken from marinade. Discard marinade.
• Coat chicken with flour mixture and fry in skillet until cooked through and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes.

MEXICAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mash garlic with 1/2 teaspoon.
• salt until a paste.
• Rub chicken pieces with all the garlic mash.
• Arrange in a shallow single layer glass dish.
• Sprinkle the lime juice tabasco sauce,and onion over top.
• Cover and chill at least four hours.
• Turning twice.
• This also can be done in a baggy.
• Remove and pat dry.
• Mix flour with the remaining.
• salt, chili powder and cumin.
• Coat the chicken pieces with flour well.
• Heat a large frypan with about 1/4 inch deep of oil.
• Place chicken skin down, cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Uncover and cook 15 minutes.
• Turn chicken.
• Cook covered five minutes.
• Uncover and cook 10 minutes until done.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with salt while warm.