Fried Spring Chicken

Ingredients

• a spring chicken
• black pepper
• marinade for an hour
• a light frying batter
• salt
• a very little cayenne pepper

Method

1. 1

   Joint the chicken, singeing it carefully.

2. 2

   Dust with black pepper and marinate for an hour.

3. 3

   Prepare a light frying batter, wipe the joints, and dip into the batter.

4. 4

   Grease a bag thickly, place the chicken inside, and cook in the oven at 300° Fahr for about 45 minutes.

5. 5

   Drain, dust with salt and cayenne, and serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Soyer's standard cookery (1912) by Nicolas Soyer, page 85. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a spring chicken neatly (first singeing it carefully), then dust each joint lightly with black pepper and place in a marinade for an hour, turning it frequently. Have ready a light frying batter, wipe the joints on a clean meat clpth, then dip each into the batter. Grease a bag very thickly and put into it the chicken, place it on the grid in the oven and cook for about three-quarters of an hour in 300° Fahr. Then take it out of the bag, drain it carefully, dust lightly with salt and a very little cayenne pepper

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