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grandma florence slagle's mock chicken legs

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Colleen Sowa
La Crosse, WI

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.... .

(2 ratings)
yield 10 servings
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For grandma florence slagle's mock chicken legs

  • MOCK CHICKEN DRUM STICKS
  • 1 1/2 lb
    lean ground pork
  • 1 1/2 lb
    lean ground veal
  • 1 tsp
    each: salt and onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    each: ground black pepper and poultry seasoning
  • EGG COATING
  • 2 lg
    eggs (beaten well)
  • 1/3 c
    milk
  • BREAD COATING
  • 1 c
    fine, dry bread crumbs
  • FOR FRYING
  • 1/3 c
    shortening
  • OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
  • 3/4 c
    meat stock or water
  • paprika (to sprinkle lightly... optional)
  • bamboo skewers or popsicle sticks

How To Make grandma florence slagle's mock chicken legs

  • 1
    Mix all mock chicken leg ingredients together well. Form into chicken drum stick shapes.
  • 2
    Beat together the egg and milk. Dip the "drum sticks" into egg and milk mixture.
  • 3
    Put Bread crumbs in a bowl. Dip the "drum sticks" into the bread crumbs to totally coat them.
  • 4
    PAN FRIED METHOD: .
  • 5
    Fry the "drum sticks" in shortening in a medium-hot skillet. Turning to brown on all sides.
  • 6
    Pour 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.
  • 7
    OVEN METHOD: .
  • 8
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use cooking spray to coat baking sheet.
  • 9
    Place 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.
  • 10
    ***** Optional: You can form the "drum sticks" onto skewers or popsicle sticks to form "drum stick handles".

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