grandma florence slagle's mock chicken legs
Florence Slagle was my nephew David's grandmother and a lifelong friend of mine from the little village I grew up in. Florence loved to cook and created many memories surrounding her cooking and baking. Florence and I had shared many recipes over the years... I hope you enjoy this one! ***These are not my photos, but they show what some of these look like.... .
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 20 Min
method
Bake
yield
10 servings
Ingredients
- MOCK CHICKEN DRUM STICKS
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground pork
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground veal
- 1 teaspoon each: salt and onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon each: ground black pepper and poultry seasoning
- EGG COATING
- 2 large eggs (beaten well)
- 1/3 cup milk
- BREAD COATING
- 1 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
- FOR FRYING
- 1/3 cup shortening
- OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
- 3/4 cup meat stock or water
- - paprika (to sprinkle lightly... optional)
- - bamboo skewers or popsicle sticks
How To Make grandma florence slagle's mock chicken legs
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Step 1Mix all mock chicken leg ingredients together well. Form into chicken drum stick shapes.
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Step 2Beat together the egg and milk. Dip the "drum sticks" into egg and milk mixture.
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Step 3Put Bread crumbs in a bowl. Dip the "drum sticks" into the bread crumbs to totally coat them.
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Step 4PAN FRIED METHOD: .
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Step 5Fry the "drum sticks" in shortening in a medium-hot skillet. Turning to brown on all sides.
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Step 6Pour the meat stock (or water) into the pan. Cover and simmer slowly on low heat for about 1 hour until "drum sticks" are cooked and a gravy has formed. 10 servings.
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Step 7OVEN METHOD: .
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Step 8Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use cooking spray to coat baking sheet.
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Step 9Place coated mock chicken "drum sticks" onto baking pan. (Optional: sprinkle the "drum sticks" lightly with paprika). Bake 15 minutes. Turn "drum sticks" over and bake 15 - 20 minutes longer or until the "drum sticks" are browned and cooked through.
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Step 10***** Optional: You can form the "drum sticks" onto skewers or popsicle sticks to form "drum stick handles".
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