Best City Chicken Recipe
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Best City Chicken

By: Jennifer 
"I grew up in northeast Ohio and this was my all time favorite dish when I was little...now I make it, and my family loves it too! I like to use all pork for my city chicken; however tradition is to use pork and veal combined. The grocery stores around me sell a pack of cubed pork with the wood skewers already in the pack specifically for city chicken, so you may want to look for that first. But, if you can't find that, then cubing your own pork will work fine. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (82)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
55 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 14 skewers
 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless pork, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 14 (4 inch) skewers
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®) to taste
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Directions

  1. Thread 2 or 3 cubes of pork onto each skewer. Sprinkle each skewer on all sides with salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt, and set the skewers aside.
  2. Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Place the seasoned bread crumbs in another bowl. Pour 2 cups of water into a 9x13-inch baking dish with a wire rack set in the dish, and set the dish aside.
  3. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. Dip each skewer of pork into the egg mixture, then dip in crumbs; dip the skewers a second time into egg mixture and then crumbs. Gently lay the skewers, a few at a time, into the hot oil, and brown until the coating is crisp and golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Set the fried skewers aside while you finish the rest. Once the skewers are all browned, set them on the wire rack in the baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
  5. Carefully place the baking dish with the skewers into the preheated oven, and bake until hot and no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake 10 minutes more to dry out the crumb coating. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 369 | Total Fat: 15.8g | Cholesterol: 193mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2010 by Angie E.   view full review
I thought this was pretty good. Couple slight changes: I did a Flour, Egg, Bread crumb dip...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2010 by cab4328   view full review
Wow...haven't had this since I was a kid. Use to be a favorite. We used pork and veal first...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2010 by bullymom   view full review
I'm originally from W PA where we did use veal & pork. also substituted crushed ritz crackers...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2010 by Cynthia   view full review
LOVE THIS!!! I came from Detroit and now live in New York. I grew up eating city chicken. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2010 by Sandy   view full review
Growing up in Pittsburgh, we had this dish often and I still make it. We used pork and veal...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2010 by Laura   view full review
My goodness! I haven't thought of these in years. Here in the Chicago area we called them...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2010 by BillyG2   view full review
That is one of my favorite foods also. I had my grandmother teach me how to make it before I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by hypnojoanie   view full review
OMG I"m from northeastern Ohio too. My parents use to make City Chicken and it is still one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2010 by Darci   view full review
I prepared just as the recipe states using all pork, and was instantly taken back to my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2010 by Gail   view full review
One of my all time favorites...grew-up in Detroit and this was a mainstay in my Mom's kitchen....

 

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