Country Fried Chicken (Chicken Fried Style) - delicious Canadian chicken recipe
Medium

Poulet Frit Campagnard

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35 min4520 cal

Country fried chicken is what happens when you treat chicken breast like chicken-fried steak — pounded thin, dredged in seasoned flour, dipped in egg wash, back through the flour, then shallow-fried in a cast iron until golden and crunchy. The double-dredge is what builds that thick, shaggy coating that shatters when you cut through it with a fork. Served with white pepper gravy made in the same pan from the drippings — flour, milk, salt, white pepper, a pinch of cayenne. This isn't health food. This is Saturday dinner food.

Ingrédients

Portions :
4

Instructions

Valeur nutritive par portion

Calories520 kcal
Protéines33 g
Lipides24 g
Glucides23 g
Fibres5 g
Sucre8 g
Sodium590 mg

Conseils de pro

  • 💡Don't rush the searing step — the browned bits on the bottom of the pan are pure concentrated flavour.
  • 💡Use a heavy-bottomed pan that distributes heat evenly. A Dutch oven from the Bay or a cast iron from Canadian Tire both work perfectly.
  • 💡Season aggressively — chicken absorbs flavour like a sponge, and under-seasoned chicken is the most common cooking mistake.

Variantes

  • 🔄Swap the primary protein for bone-in thighs if the recipe calls for breast — thighs are more forgiving and harder to overcook.
  • 🔄Add a splash of white wine or apple cider vinegar when deglazing for extra depth.
  • 🔄Make it dairy-free by using olive oil instead of butter and coconut cream instead of heavy cream.

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