Honey& Bacon Fried Chicken with Lemon Gravy
1 Chicken -- about 4 lbs,cut in -serving pieces 1/4 c Honey 2 tb White wine vinegar 4 Bacon strips 1/2 c Vegetable shortening 3 tb Flour, all purpose 3 tb Whole wheat flour -Salt &...
Ingredients
- 1chicken -- about 4 lbs,cut in
- 2tbsp white wine vinegar
- 4bacon strips
- 1/2cup vegetable shortening
- 3tbsp flour, all purpose
- 3tbsp whole wheat flour
- 1cup heavy or whipping cream
- 1tsp lemon juice
Directions
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1 Chicken -- about 4 lbs,cut in -serving pieces 1/4 c Honey 2 tb White wine vinegar 4 Bacon strips 1/2 c Vegetable shortening 3 tb Flour, al
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This recipe was uncovered in a "bed-and-breakfast" establishment not far from Nashville, Tennessee .
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When the meal was praised to the heavens, the owner admitted the recipe was not exactly her own
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Her grandmother brough a honey-baked chicken as part of dowry when she sailed from Scotland to America in the late nineteenth century
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In the intervening years, she altered her chicken to its present sensational rendition
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After I ate extra portions for two days, she generously donated the recipe." Place the chicken in a shallow glass dish or ceramic bowl
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Combine the honey with the vinegar and pour over the chicken, turning the pieces to coat with the mixture
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Let stand, covered, 2 hours