| You may not think that you can't get your hands on | | | | our homemade meals interesting, almost as much as |
| the KFC original recipe, especially if you saw the | | | | we like our favorite restaurant meals, so now we |
| same news piece that my husband caught on | | | | can have the best of both worlds at our fingertips. |
| television yesterday. The quick blurb he watched | | | | Ingredients |
| showed a man in an overcoat, carrying a steel | | | | * 2 cups flour |
| briefcase, which was handcuffed to his wrist. In it . . . | | | | * 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| the top secret recipe! Apparently, it had to be | | | | * 1/2 teaspoon thyme |
| moved to a new location under strict security. | | | | * 1/2 teaspoon basil |
| Now, I really should add that it was my husband's | | | | * 1/2 teaspoon oregano |
| understanding that the briefcase contained the actual | | | | * 1 tablespoon celery salt |
| "original" recipe written by Col. Sanders, which was | | | | * 1 tablespoon black pepper |
| what made the whole ordeal newsworthy. What this | | | | * 1 tablespoon dry mustard |
| meant to me was that the authentic recipe could be | | | | * 4 tablespoons paprika |
| available to the public, but not so easily found. I got | | | | * 2 teaspoons garlic salt |
| to thinking about it, and how much we could save | | | | * 1 teaspoon ground ginger |
| making this chicken at home - the same chicken we | | | | * 3 tablespoons msg (Accent) |
| both have been eating all of our lives, but only if we | | | | * 6 eggs, beaten |
| could afford to eat out. Unfortunately, like a lot of | | | | * 2 cups breadcrumbs |
| Americans, we have cut back on dining out more | | | | * 2 chicken, cut up |
| recently, so gaining access to this, and perhaps other | | | | * oil, for basting |
| authentic restaurant recipes like this one, would be | | | | Directions |
| invaluable. | | | | 1. Mix all dry ingredients, except breadcrumbs, well in |
| Wouldn't you know it (and this is a true story), the | | | | a large bowl. |
| day after my husband saw this news piece, I got an | | | | 2. Dip chicken pieces in beaten eggs. |
| e-mail from a new colleague, who ended up telling me | | | | 3. Then turn them over in regular bread crumbs. |
| that there was a cookbook that had, not only the | | | | 4. Finally plunge them in the flour-spices mixture. |
| KFC original recipe in it, but hundreds of others, too. | | | | 5. Heat oven to 350 degrees. |
| This was great news to me, because while I cook all | | | | 6. Place chicken in a tray and cover with foil (shiny |
| the time at home, I'm one of those who can use all | | | | side out). |
| the help she can get in the kitchen. I looked into it | | | | 7. Cook 40 minutes. |
| myself and sure enough I found the very cookbook I | | | | 8. Remove the foil then cook for another 40 minutes. |
| had been told about. | | | | 9. Baste lightly with oil 5 minutes before the end. |
| My husband and I enjoy trying new recipes to keep | | | | 10. Let stand 5 minutes and serve. |