Eryk has enjoyed cooking ever since he was two or three years old. One morning, Melissa heard the microwave (which at the time was an over-the-range microwave) “ding,” and little Eryk’s voice saying, “Sready,” a two-year-old conjunction of “it’s ready.” As she rushed to see what was going on, Melissa saw Iain clinging to a bar-stool-height chair that Eryk had pushed over to the range. Eryk was atop the chair, opening the microwave. Turns out they were hungry, and rather than bother mom, who was busy with a flooring project, they found leftovers and decided to heat them up themselves.
Here we are, about seven years later, and Eryk has progressed from heating things up in the microwave to experimenting with his own recipes. Below is his latest recipe for fried chicken sandwiches…and I’ve got to tell you…toss them on a buttered and toasted bun with a little mayo and pickle, and these things rival Chick-Fil-A.
Eryk Style Fried Chicken!
This is Eryk’s recipe, in (mostly) his own words.
INGREDIENTS
chicken breasts
hamburger buns
butter for toasting buns
pickles and mayo
for fry
1 c flour or flour substitute
3 eggs
1 t paprika
1 t salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- whisk the eggs separate from the flour
- mix all the dry ingredients
- pound each chicken breast flat
- cut flattened breast into a good size for a bun
- dredge in egg, then flour, then egg
- fry in deep fryer at 350 degrees until done
- larger pieces (adult palm-sized pieces) take 4-6 minutes
- smaller pieces (for breakfast sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls) take 2-3 minutes
- while frying chicken, butter and toast buns
- enjoy!!!!