Wiener Backhendl

Happy day before Labor Day everyone! Today I am going to give you all a recipe for fried chicken. Now, I know what you are thinking. Everyone has a recipe for fried chicken. This is different than most though. This is a fried chicken that is breaded. It’s really good and, going along with what seems to be an international food theme of this blog, it is a recipe from Austria! Huzzah! I <3 Austria. It’s really pretty there. Anyways, I will give you the traditional way of making this recipe instead of the American version of it. Don’t get me wrong, I love my country, but we royaly screw up 90% of international recipes when we try to “Americanize” them. Oh, and the dish is actually called Wiener Backhendl if you are wondering. It isn’t just breaded fried chicken.

Ingredients

·         1 skinless 3-pound chicken for frying cut into 4 pieces

·         1 tablespoon of sea salt

·         ½ cup of flour, preferably non-bleached flour. (Seriously, why bleach flour? That’s retarded)

·         1 egg that has been lightly beaten

·         1 ½ cups of bread crumbs

·         ½ pound of lard, you can use a lard substitute if you want to

·         Lemon wedges

Directions

·         Dry chicken

·         Lightly salt each piece

·         Dip the chicken in the flour

·         Dip in the egg

·         Roll each piece in the bread crumbs, making sure that it is coated thoroughly

·         Preheat oven to 250 degrees F

·         In a heavy skillet heat lard until it is slightly hazy

·         Add the chicken

·         When the chicken is dark golden brown, but not burnt, turn to the other side

·         Put each piece of chicken into a baking dish and set in the oven

·         Bake for 10 to 15 minutes

·         Garnish with the lemon wedges

There you have it. A recipe from Austria-Hungary. Hope you enjoy it. Until next time!

Swiss Chicken

So, this is a delicious little recipe that one of my friends gave me during my first year of college. It isn't too hard to make and though when I first read the ingredients I thought it sounded strange, it is actually really good. So, here you go.


Ingredients

• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 6 slices of Swiss cheese
• 1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup of milk
• 8 oz of dry herb stuffing
• 1/2 cup of melted butter

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish
• Place chicken breasts in the baking dish
• Place one slice of Swiss cheese on top of each chicken breast 
• Combine cream of mushroom soup and milk in a medium bowl, and pour over chicken breasts
• Sprinkle with stuffing
• Pour melted butter over top, and cover with foil.
• Bake 50 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear

There you go! Have fun and enjoy!