Frances Virginia Fried Chicken (frances Virginia Tea Room)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons potato flour (not potato starch)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup undiluted evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons pan drippings
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash and dry chicken pieces. combine breading ingredients. combine egg wash ingredients. dip chicken in breading, shake off excess. dip in egg wash, then dip in breading again. fry in deep fat.( i prefer pan frying) it gives good gravy makins. serving size 1/2 chicken.
• 2 for the gravy, blend drippings and flour in skillet. cook and stir until brown. add milk. cook until thick. taste. season with salt and pepper. serve over rice or hot biscuits. yield: 1 cup.
• 3 tea room notes: the tea room secret was potato flour in the breading. it gives a beautiful, even, golden-brown crust. potato flour can be found in some supermarkets and most specialty baking stores. cream gravy and rice were always served with frances virginia fried chicken.