Fried Chicken with Bacon and Pepper Cream Gravy

Ingredients for Fried Chicken with Bacon and Pepper Cream Gravy

• 1 whole chicken (about 1.6kg), cut into 8 pieces

• 725ml well-shaken buttermilk

• 1 large onion, thinly sliced

• 2 teaspoons hot sauce such as Tabasco

• 250g plain flour

• 2 teaspoons paprika

• 1/8 teaspoons cayenne

• 8 bacon slices (230g )

• About 725ml vegetable oil

• 4 teaspoons plain flour

• 475ml whole milk

• Equipment: a deep-fat thermometer

Toss chicken with buttermilk, onion, Tabasco, and 2 teaspoons salt. Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, at least 12 hours.

Put flour, paprika, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a paper or plastic bag and shake to combine well.

Drain chicken well in a colander, discarding marinade and onions, then shake chicken in bag, 1 piece at a time, to coat well. Knock off excess flour and transfer to a sheet of wax paper. Let chicken air-dry 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 121°C with rack in middle. Set a cooling rack in a large shallow baking pan.

Meanwhile, cook bacon in 2 batches in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp. Transfer to rack in baking pan and keep warm in oven.

Scrape up brown bits from bottom of skillet with a spatula and strain bacon fat through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, reserving bits in sieve. Wipe skillet clean and add strained bacon fat. Add enough oil to measure 1/2 inch fat in skillet and heat to 177°C over medium-high heat.

Fry chicken 4 pieces at a time (keep each batch all white meat or all dark meat), skin sides down first, turning occasionally with tongs, until golden-brown and cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes for breasts and wings; 10 to 12 minutes for drumsticks and thighs. Transfer chicken to rack with bacon and keep warm in oven. Return fat to 177°C between batches and reserve after frying.

Strain frying fat through sieve into a bowl, then return 1 tablespoon fat and all brown bits in sieve to skillet. (Discard remaining frying fat once cool.) Whisk in flour and cook roux over medium heat, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoons pepper and bring to a boil, whisking, then simmer, whisking, until thick, 3 to 5 minutes.

Serve chicken with gravy and bacon.

Haggipavlu Nemea '04

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