Mock Chicken Recipes

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.

MOCK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Leave tofu in original package and place in freezer for 72 hours.
• Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Place package of tofu in water and allow to thaw, approximately 10 minutes. When thawed, remove from package, place in a piece of cheesecloth, and squeeze out liquid. Shred, dice, or slice tofu and include in your favorite recipe.

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

Steps:

• Peel tomato and chop. Set aside.
• Add finely chopped onion to a frying pan and cook until clear.
• Add butter and tomato to pan and cook well.
• Beat egg and add to mixture along with herbs. Cook and stir in salt and pepper to taste.
• Blend a little with a stick blender or chopper if desired to achieve a finer texture or serve as is.
• Serve cool.

CITY CHICKEN: MOCK CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease a jelly roll pan well.
• Combine ground meat, egg, milk, 1/2 cup cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, and sage in a large bowl; gently mix until well blended.
• Divide meat mixture into 16 portions. Form each portion into a drumstick shape around a skewer.
• Place melted butter in a bowl wide enough to fit drumstick; put remaining 1 cup cracker crumbs in a pie plate.
• Dip each drumstick into melted butter then roll in cracker meal.
• Place drumsticks in a single layer in greased jelly roll pan and drizzle remaining melted butter over tops of drumsticks.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until golden brown.

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.

MUM'S " MOCK CHICKEN" DIP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the diced onion and cook until they soften.
• Add the cheese and stir as it melts.
• Add the peeled, seeded and finely diced tomato along with the mixed herbs.
• Stir in the beaten egg and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Mix it all together and pour into a serving bowl.
• Serve warm (not hot) or at room temperature with Ritz or crackers of your choice.
• NB: You will need spoons with this; it's more of a dollop and spread dip than a dipping one!

MOCK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter until clear.
• Add tomatoes.
• When tomatoes are softened, add mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Add beaten egg.
• Return to heat and cook until thickened.
• Serve on savoury biscuits.

CHICKEN BIRRIA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the dried chiles and 1 cup of the broth, and bring to a boil, stirring to submerge the chiles. Remove from heat and let stand for 3 minutes. In a blender, combine the chiles and the liquid, the tomatoes and their juices, vinegar and garlic, then season with salt and pepper, and purée until smooth.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and add half to the pot. Cook, turning once, until lightly browned and no longer pink, about 3 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, onion, oregano, cumin, cloves and bay leaf and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in the remaining 2 cups broth and the puréed sauce (carefully, as it may splatter), scraping up browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Add chicken (and any accumulated juices), and bring to a boil. Simmer briskly over medium, partially covered, until sauce is thickened and chicken is cooked through, 25 minutes. Taste and season with salt.
• Divide birria among 4 bowls, and top with onion and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges and rice, if using.