{"id":23945,"date":"2013-06-13T00:26:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T04:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=23945"},"modified":"2013-06-06T17:33:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T21:33:52","slug":"fried-chicken-for-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/06\/fried-chicken-for-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fried Chicken for Father\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"During our marriage I produced some outstanding fare such as ratatouille, beef stroganoff, P.F. Chang knock-offs and cheese-torte. But, I\u2019ve fallen short on passable fried chicken. I\u2019ve searched through church cook-books (including Mom\u2019s vintage Settlement Cookbook),<\/em> Googled fried chicken recipes and even attemptedGeorgia\u2019s Paula Deen\u2019s. All were disasters.<\/p>\n

With each failure Hubby grieved, \u201cMy grandma used to make the best fried chicken. How hard can that be?\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019d glare, lob the tongs at him and retort, \u201cHow about you trying?\u201d<\/p>\n

Last night\u2019s dinner was a test run for Father\u2019s Day. I took one more crack at fried chicken-leg quarters. Won\u2019t Hubby be surprised?<\/p>\n

The recipe called for a marinade of buttermilk, spices and herbs. Good stuff, right? After two hours, I drained, dredged with flour, salt and pepper, and dropped the pieces into hot oil. The directions read, \u201cFry ten minutes on one side, flip and ten minutes on the other.\u201d I turned my attention to the veggies, but kept one eye on the chicken.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, I should have kept two eyes on the chicken. I swear I checked Facebook for only a minute when the smoke alarm sounded. I turned the heat down and flipped the blackened legs, but the other side turned dark in a split second. These babies were done!<\/p>\n

According to TV\u2019s \u201cChopped,\u201d presentation appeal is everything and I served them burnt side down. Hubby and I cut into them, but horrors\u2026raw chicken. I said, \u201cI\u2019ll just nuke them for ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hubby forked one bite into his mouth and pushed his plate aside.<\/p>\n

Phooey! I had transformed perfectly good leg-quarters into chicken jerky.<\/p>\n

From now on it\u2019s KFC and that\u2019s what will be on the table for Father\u2019s Day\u2026and, no, I do not want your no-fail fried chicken recipe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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