Recipe: Oven Fried Chicken I

Really really good

Mr. Big Food reports that, in addition to this recipe (below), he now has recipes for Oven Fried Chicken II, III, IV, and V. As he culls crappy old cookbooks for recipes worthy of inclusion in his Big Food Manual and Survivalist Flourishing Guide, he often finds recipes with the same name, but which are not the same. To get a Super Bowl Roman Numeral designation, a recipe must 1) be titled exactly the same as at least one other in Big Food; 2) have at least two ingredients different from the first or others of the same name; or 3) have at least two different preparation (including cooking) methods. "Or" in this context is not a simple word.

Necessary, sufficient or both? Mr. Big Food says both. A recipe-- worthy of inclusion-- gets a new Roman numeral iff (if and only if) ... at least ...  .  The recipe has to be different in at least two fundamentally different ways. It's fun to flesh out exactly what necessary and sufficient means, especially in the context of delicious Oven Fried Chicken. Very logical.

Recipe below

 

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN I

2-3 lb chicken cut into serving pieces, or chicken parts

2 C buttermilk

¼ C Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp soy sauce

2 tsp Tabasco

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 ½ C plain fine breadcrumbs

¼ C shredded Parmesan cheese

1 Tbsp dried parsley flakes

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

1 stick butter, melted

Combine buttermilk, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce, and Tabasco with garlic, whisking to blend. Pour over chicken in glass bowl, tossing to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350^o. Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley, and seasonings, mixing well. Spread mixture on long, flat sheet. Remove chicken from buttermilk mixture and roll in breadcrumb mixture, coating on all sides. Place chicken pieces on lightly greased baking sheet. Drizzle melted butter over chicken. Bake 30 minutes. Turn chicken over and bake an additional 20-30 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked. Let chicken sit for 15 minutes before serving.