Austrian Style Fried Chicken

Name: Austrian Style Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 2 (3 lb.) chickens; all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging chicken; 3 large eggs, beaten slightly; 2 c. stale fine bread crumbs; vegetable oil for deep frying; fresh thyme branches for garnish

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 (3 lb.) chickens
all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging chicken
3 large eggs, beaten slightly
2 c. stale fine bread crumbs
vegetable oil for deep frying
fresh thyme branches for garnish

Directions

1

Quarter each chicken, discarding the first two joints of the wings.
2

Remove the breast bones and ribs and remove the skin and any fat.
3

Have ready in 3 wide, shallow bowls the flour, the eggs and the bread crumbs.
4

Dredge the chicken in the flour, shake off the excess; dip in the egg and the bread crumbs, shaking off the excess.
5

Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and chill it, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
6

The chicken may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept uncovered and chilled.