For my first try at this I used about a pound of boneless chicken. One pound of chicken does not compute with my mother as she usually feeds an army on Sundays. Anyway, after the chicken is cleaned I cut it into smaller and/or thinner pieces to help with cooking time. Again my mother's method is sprinkle salt and garlic powder on each piece of chicken and place in a bowl. Be generous. I thought about measuring the amounts I used to help with making adjustments the next time I made this. Oh well. Hey, I thought about it! I added nearly two beaten eggs to the bowl with the chicken and a somewhat heaping quarter-cup of flour and mixed it all together to coat the chicken. I am pretty sure I got the batter about right. Maybe it should have been a little thicker.
To cook the chicken, melt Crisco in a large pan. Yup, that is Crisco shortening melting in the pan. No it is not on fire, that is just the light above my stove. My mother swears that this is the "secret ingredient" here.
Cook in the hot shortening until brown and crispy.
Cooked well your chicken will not be greasy. So there it is. I think I made it look pretty darn good. The chicken tasted okay. I definitely needed a little more salt and garlic powder. Not bad for a first attempt though. Of all my mother "recipes" that I have tried to duplicate this one came the closest to tasting like hers. Most of the time I can't even get into the same ballpark. Might be time to take another crack at meatballs. I know I have a cake frosting recipe somewhere too.
Here is my plate of chicken, buttered corn, and brown rice. Enjoy!
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