Hopalong Cassidy's Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 young chicken, 1-1/4 lbs each
• salt and pepper
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 strips bacon
• 1 lb butter
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 cut up chicken; wash and drain, but do not wipe dry.
• 2 season with salt and pepper.
• 3 roll in flour.
• 4 in a deep skillet, fry out the bacon until there is deep fat in the pan; remove bacon.
• 5 add butter and chicken.
• 6 cook slowly in hot fat, turning frequently, until chicken is well browned.
• 7 remove chicken to a hot platter.
• 8 add bacon and milk to the cooking fat; stir thoroughly.
• 9 let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 10 pour over chicken and garnish with parsley sprigs.