{"id":6243,"slug":"fried-chicken-country-style","title":"Fried chicken, country style","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["1 dressed chicken","Salt water (for soaking)","Pepper","Salt","Flour (for dredging)","3 tablespoonsful of lard","2-3 slices of fat breakfast bacon","1 tablespoonful of flour (for sauce)","1 pint of cream","Parsley in branches (for garnish)"],"ingredients_norm":["dressed chicken","salt water","pepper","salt","flour","tablespoonsful of lard","fat breakfast bacon","cream","parsley in branch"],"steps":["Put the dressed chicken in salt water and leave for about one hour.","Then wash and dry between towels, season with pepper and a small amount of salt, and dredge well with flour.","Place in frying pan about three tablespoonsful of lard and two or three slices of fat breakfast bacon.","When bacon is brown remove, and strain the lard, being careful that it is not burned.","Have the lard very hot and fry the chicken.","When brown, and well done, remove the chicken and strain the lard again through a hair sieve.","Return lard to range, and stir in thoroughly one tablespoonful of flour, being careful to have no lumps.","Immediately before serving stir into the sauce one pint of cream, and let boil for one minute.","Dress with the bacon and parsley in branches."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w123:14","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":1.0,"content_hash":"5661e30fa7a3903e313b834706cb91164a157a1ac9d5a8e66be4146c17362ea3","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:50:21Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:50:21Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/fried-chicken-country-style"}