Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, smothered chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Smothered Chicken - perfectly tender and juicy fried chicken that is shallow-braised in a savory creamy gravy on a stovetop. Smothered chicken is basically semi-fried chicken and pan gravy. After watching Anita Baker prepare her Smothered Chicken on Oprah, I decided to try hers. Tender chicken smothered in a creamy homemade onion and garlic gravy.
Smothered Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Smothered Chicken is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook smothered chicken using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Smothered Chicken:
- Take 3 lb Chicken, cut up
- Make ready 1 Onion chopped
- Prepare 2 Stalks celery chopped
- Get 1 bunch Green onions sliced, including green tops
- Make ready 3 tbsp Flour
- Get 1/4 cup Oil for browning chicken
- Get 1 as needed Salt pepper onion and garlic powders and paprika
Don't forget the rice or mashed potatoes! Pat the chicken dry and place in the flour-spice mixture, turning to dust on both sides. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the chicken and sear both sides until browned.
Instructions to make Smothered Chicken:
- Season chicken well and brown in large pot. When brown, remove from pan. Continue browning chicken in batches and remove to a plate.
- In the fat in the pan sauté onions, bell pepper, and celery til translucent. Add in 2-3 tablespoons flour into vegetables and cook til it starts turning a light brown. That’s a roux. The darker the roux the less thickening power it has. Return chicken to pot and add just enough water to almost cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer til done, about an hour.
- In the meantime slice whole bunch of green onions. When chicken is done, turn off heat and toss green onions in pot and let them wilt with the lid on for a few minutes. Serve with rice.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the chicken and sear both sides until browned. Transfer to a plate and set. Smothered chicken is a real-deal Southern staple. Smothered chicken punches up the intensity by slow-simmering chicken in a flavorful gravy.
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