Cleaning the chickens
On Friday we butchered our chickens. Cousins came to help us get 40 of them ready for the freezer. The men folk started up at the shed, and they did the hardest part--beheading and skinning. Since they always get done earlier than the women folk, they came down to help us clean them up and put them in salt water to soak after the'd finished their task. I let the chickens drain and cool in the frig overnight and then bagged them for the freezer on Saturday. Sunday we invited Grandma and Grandpa out for oven fried chicken. Mmmmmm!
Oven Fried Chicken based on a recipe from my favorite Betty Crocker's Cookbook
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Spray a large baking dish with vegetable spray. Place all the ingredients in a large plastic bag (I double the recipe for my family). Rinse thighs, drumsticks, and wings (or cut breast meat up for chicken nuggets) in water, drain, and place in bag. Shake to coat. Arrange in baking dish and bake in 425 degree oven for 30 minutes. Turn. Bake for 30 minutes longer or until done.
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It's Memorial Day. I'd like to take the time to thank the families who have members who are serving and have served in the military. They offer the greatest gift to our nation--our freedom. Blessings.
3 comments:
Mmmm....I do love fried chicken. I'm terrible at making it myself, but I do love it.
Now that's true farm livin'.
I'll bet the kids find the chicken flesh interesting. Were they ranking the quality of the meat?
Thank you for remembering our soldiers...I posted my letter to Josh on my blog...
Now as for the chickens... our lab and dobie "helped" with our chickens... they had a feast last weeeknd!!! Of course the chickens got out of their pen and went into the fenced in yard... what was a dog to do???
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