Chicken Drumsticks In A Frying Pan
Cook for 25 30 minutes more or until the chicken closest to the bone slices cleanly.
Chicken drumsticks in a frying pan. In a large saucepan heat vegetable oil on medium heat. For me fresh ground pepper. Add chicken one piece at a time to bag. Pour 1 inch of oil into each of 2 large cast iron skillets and heat to 350 degrees.
Remove chicken from bag shaking off excess flour. As an alternative to the traditional deep frying cooking method a pan frying technique cuts down on the oil requirement and hassle. Before frying boil chicken legs in a pot of water for 10 minutes. Add red wine and stock as a simmering fluid not forgetting to remove the lid before the end of cooking to reduce the sauce and you re done.
Pan fried chicken legs. Flip the chicken gently so oil doesn t spatter on you and cover. Stick with dark meat bone in skin on drumsticks thighs leg quarters or whole legs to keep the flavor quotient at its highest. Place chicken on a cooling rack.
As an example stove top chicken drumsticks can be turned into an easy coq au vin by frying some pearl onions and sliced mushrooms at the same time as you brown the chicken drumsticks. Cook them for 15 minutes on one side rotate a third and cook 15 minutes more. Drumsticks have fatty flavors and a delicious firm and dark meat that is great for frying. Sprinkle salt evenly over chicken.
I like to use my cast iron skillet as often as possible but your favorite frying pan will work too. Cooking drumsticks with this method requires a little more hands on attention. Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
Most recipes use breast and thigh meat but if you regularly buy budget friendly frying chickens and cut them up yourself save the breast and thigh meat for casseroles salads sandwiches and pie and use the drumsticks for more casual gatherings like picnics potlucks game day parties or children s. Start by heating up the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat. Making a pan seared chicken is simple. I ve used both chicken thighs and drumsticks to make pan fried chicken with good results.
Chill 1 1 2 hours. Place rack in a jelly roll pan. Keep beaten eggs in a separate bowl. Add about half of the chicken pieces to the hot oil being sure not to crowd the skillet.
On a large plate combine flour cayenne pepper paprika and salt. While the pan is heating season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Take 1 chicken leg and cover it is flour mixture. Shake bag to coat chicken.