Well this should generate some stuff.

As an Aussie I take my chicken fillet and place it in hot oil until cooked, as in brown all over, serve with instant mash, peas and gravy.

Its OK.

I thought this was a National dish for the USA!!

How do I make it better?

Cindy, wearing armour shielding

Fried chicken, particularly in the southern United States is battered or breaded prior to being fried.

Typical side dishes with fried chicken include mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, baked beans, cole slaw, and/or potato salad.

In the southwest, the Baja-style of grilling a citrus-marinated whole split chicken is becoming increasingly popular (and this method is more healthy).

The southwestern sides include tomato salsa, Spanish rice, fijoles, corn and flour tortillas.

I sometimes marinate it in olive oil and garlic , also sometimes chilli, before grilling. No batter.

I've just put mine in hot virgin olive oil.

I sear the chicken in a little sunflower oil, then wrap it in tin foil and let it finish cooking in the oven, about 20-25 minutes. I also mash my own spuds, and sometimes wrap the fillets in bacon.

So you don't deep fry?

I actually made a similar dish just this evening 

I usually put some olive oil in a fry pan but not a lot and let that warm while I prep other stuff    In this round I made spiced black beans, a mashed potato (no instant mash here) and an ear of corn, but I will also change it up and use other side dishes like green beans etc.

While the side dishes are cooking I slather the chicken fillet with olive oil on each side, sprinkle it with salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper then fry it up so it's a crispy brown on each side and hot and juicy on the inside

I usually will cut the cooked fillet in half to save for another meal

Quote from: Cindy James on October 24, 2012, 04:15:41 AM
So you don't deep fry?

I don't, although some folks do make it that way 

I was given the instant mash as a joke last Xmas, I was going to throw it out and tried it instead.

I never deep fry chicken.

Doing so would awaken horrible memories of the toothache I got the last time I ever had junk food (Miss Millie's Fried Chicken, 1997).

Rosie will be on to you about your cholesterol.. 

She's forever hassling me about mine..   

I don't deep fry anything, far too bad for the waistline.   Chicken can be rubbed with garlic, dredged through a beaten egg and coated in breadcrumbs.  You can add herbs and spices to the breadcrumbs and the zest of a lemon.  Shallow fry to make the breadcrumbs golden and then finish in the oven.  a good marinade for chicken kebabs is garlic infused olive oil, french mustard and lemon juice and chilli.

My Fried Chicken.

2 cups butter milk
2 cups flour
3 eggs (whisked)
2 cups lightly crunched corn flakes
1 tsp garlic power
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chilli power
1 cut-up chicken

Soak the chicken pieces in salt water overnight.  Pat dry.
You will need 4 bowls with each of the first four ingredients, in the order given.  Make sure they are at room temperature.  mix the spices into the flour.

In a heavy pan pour in a half inch (1.25 cm) of oil.  The oil must be able to heat to high temperatures.  Turn on to high till the oil begins to smoke.  Turn to medium heat.  Dip and roll the pieces in each bowl (milk, flour, eggs, corn flakes), lightly coating each piece.  Place in hot oil.  Be careful it will spit. Watch chicken.  Turn when golden brown.
If you are going to make your own gravy from the drippings, place chicken in a 300^opreheated oven.

Drain.  Serve with collard greens, black eye peas, mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.   Good eats, y'all!

If you want good home made chicken gravy.  After all the chicken is done.  Drain the oil from the pan, keep the chicken bits.  Deglaze with white wine.  Mix the buttermilk and flour together.  With the pan on medium heat, pour the milk mixture and warm the mixture. Add milk if you need more.  Keep stirring until thickened.

I like this recipe. It is simple and tastes good.

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Quote from: Jamie D on October 24, 2012, 03:54:54 AM
Fried chicken, particularly in the southern United States is battered or breaded prior to being fried.

Typical side dishes with fried chicken include mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, baked beans, cole slaw, and/or potato salad.

With sweet tea and if its a big  to do, then you have to have deviled eggs too. 

Quote from: Cindy James on October 24, 2012, 04:03:06 AM
I've just put mine in hot virgin olive oil.

Big no no EVOO at high temp will sour your foods canola or vegetable oil are your best bet with a dash of butter, that allows a higher heat before it begins to burn.

Quote from: Ms. OBrien on October 24, 2012, 11:29:50 AM
My Fried Chicken.

2 cups butter milk
2 cups flour
3 eggs (whisked)
2 cups lightly crunched corn flakes
1 tsp garlic power
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chilli power
1 cut-up chicken

Soak the chicken pieces in salt water overnight.  Pat dry.
You will need 4 bowls with each of the first four ingredients, in the order given.  Make sure they are at room temperature.  mix the spices into the flour.

In a heavy pan pour in a half inch (1.25 cm) of oil.  The oil must be able to heat to high temperatures.  Turn on to high till the oil begins to smoke.  Turn to medium heat.  Dip and roll the pieces in each bowl (milk, flour, eggs, corn flakes), lightly coating each piece.  Place in hot oil.  Be careful it will spit. Watch chicken.  Turn when golden brown.
If you are going to make your own gravy from the drippings, place chicken in a 300^opreheated oven.

Drain.  Serve with collard greens, black eye peas, mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.   Good eats, y'all!

If you want good home made chicken gravy.  After all the chicken is done.  Drain the oil from the pan, keep the chicken bits.  Deglaze with white wine.  Mix the buttermilk and flour together.  With the pan on medium heat, pour the milk mixture and warm the mixture. Add milk if you need more.  Keep stirring until thickened.

Perfect Southern fried chicken recipe, just be careful the calorie count will astonish you...

Quote from: Jaime on October 24, 2012, 12:03:40 PM
With sweet tea and if its a big  to do, then you have to have deviled eggs too.

Don't forget lime Jello with crushed pineapple, and coconut cream pie.

You said, "a big to do," like the Fourth of July. 

When I was growing up we made fried chicken very very often. Being mostly vegan I really don't have much to say about it except that i kinda miss it. It was easy and fun and loud. It also gave me opportunity to eat greasy hushpuppies and raw chicken hearts.

We didn't do anything fancy. It was a bunch of oil in a regular deepish flat pan and chicken parts with breading and salt and pepper. We used the oil afterward for hushpuppies and french fries or hash browns.

Use Rapeseed oil it has a higher burn point than other olive oil.  This seals the outside of the item being fried and less fat is absorbed.  To shallow fry use a both oil and butter.  The oil will stop the butter burning

Rapeseed oil is marketed in North America as "Canola."