Looking forward to tonight

[DianaB]

Originally Posted by rivermom

I quit trying to "fry" that chicken - especially after my last attempt...

My parents were over and the plan was to fry a chicken dinner for them. The norm for me is to cook mass quantities of food so with this in mind I had to fry the chicken in batches. While one batch fried I had the other in a hot oven to keep the pieces warm. My assembly line of frying went on without a hitch. Fry, blot, thrown in the oven, fry, blot, thrown in the oven.....

Meanwhile getting the rest of the meal ready took awhile and it seems that the fried chicken might have stayed in the oven a tad too long.

All of us sitting around the table taking their first bite of chicken, poof!!! Nothing but fried skin. The chicken inside was cooked beyond anything but air. I don't know if any of you ever watched the movie National Lampoon's Christmas vacation, but it was just like their turkey meal. Oh gosh it was awful but we all giggle about it now.

Maybe you should try cooking a smaller amount for just you and your husband. I bet that it would be a lot better and not over cooked. It makes for funny memories though. We have some of gravy not coming off of the spoon!!!!!