Fried Chicken

I am amazed at how mainstream gluten-free eating is becoming.  My Costco now stocks gluten-free bread, pasta and flour.  Crazy.  In the Costco Connection magazine, they had an article about gluten-free eating.  This recipe for fried chicken was included.  It is from a restaurant, Posana Cafe, in North Carolina that is totally gluten free.  I hope Jessica and Taylor can try it out.

Posana's Fried Chicken  with Sausage Gravy

Flour Mixture

1 cup cornstarch

1 cup white rice flour

1/2 cup corn flour  (I used corn meal that I had on hand.)

2 tablespoons smoked paprika

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon pepper

Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix thoroughly and set aside.  (This made way more than is needed for this recipe.  I did twice as much chicken as the recipe called for and I still had some of the flour mixture left over.  Next time I will divide this in half and save some for another time.)

Gravy

1/4 cup white rice flour

1 teaspoon potato starch

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1/2 pound raw breakfast sausage

3 tablespoons butter

3 cups whole milk

Salt and pepper to taste

Mix together white rice flour, potato starch and conrstarch, and set aside.  Cook sausage in a medium saucepan, breaking it into smaller pieces while cooking.  Add butter.  When melted, add rice flour mixture and stir.  When completely smooth, add milk and reduce heat to medium.  Let mixture thicken, stirring occasionally nad season with salt and pepper to taste.

Fried Chicken

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

4 ounces buttermilk

4 ounces canola oil  (I used coconut oil.)

Soak chicken breats in the buttermilk in a bowl.  Add oil to a cast-iron skillet or saute pan and heat on medium-high.  When oil is hot, remove chicken from buttermilk and let excess drip off.

Place chicken in the flour mixture to thoroughly coat.  Gently place breaded chicken in pan and cook until golden brown.  Turn to other side.  When second side is golden brown, remove chicken and place on rack.  Serves 4.

We didn't try the gravy, but the chicken was a big hit.