Country Pan-fried Chicken And Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs cut-up chicken
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups flour (divided)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup one stick margarine
• 2 cups chicken broth
• dried parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 soak chicken pieces in buttermilk in the refrigerator for one hour.
• 2 in bowl, combine 2 cups flour, salt, and pepper.
• 3 remove chicken from buttermilk and roll in flour. discard buttermilk.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees. in large oven-proof skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter.
• 5 add chicken and fry about 5 minutes on each side or until golden.
• 6 drain off the excess margarine and bits of chicken into a saucepan and add other 1/4 cup of margarine.
• 7 place chicken back in skillet and place in oven. bake 20 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees.
• 8 add 1/4 cup flour to margarine in saucepan while chicken is baking. cook over medium heat 1 minute.
• 9 add chicken broth and bring to a boil, whisking together, until thickens. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 remove chicken from oven and pour gravy over, simmering about 10 minutes in the gravy.
• 11 serve over mashed potatoes and garnish with parsley.