![]() ![]() My favorite thing about Mardi Gras was that we could eat in the street. The street was full of booths, with blacks selling fried chicken, fried fish, and red beans. Some of the people held open houses on Claiborne, for their friends. Claiborne was lined with beautiful oaks then. ![]() We would go to see the Zulu parade, which was on Claiborne Avenue from Canal Street to St. Sometimes I could go, but usually my father wouldn't let us miss school. There really wasn't any Mardi Gras in Madisonville - everybody left for New Orleans in hay trucks. I remember going to Mardi Gras parades and seeing fried chicken being sold on the street. Chase also shared some helpful tips exclusively with Epicurious, which we've added at the bottom of the page. He also shares his recipe for a quick piri piri (translates to "spicy spicy") vinegar sauce for dipping.Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase and are part of our story on Mardi Gras. I like it a little hotter than 350° because adding the chicken will bring the temperature down." "The egg will also help give you extra crunch and it'll really hold onto that flour, much better, in fact, than just the buttermilk will." This way, the chicken will still be crispy if you take it on a picnic.ģ) For great flavor: Chicken can marinate in buttermilk for up to 1 day, covered and refrigerated. "But the truth is, even just an hour or so will still give you great flavor," Curtis says.Ĥ) For perfect frying: Always check the temperature of your oil. "You want it somewhere between 350° and 400°. "Cornstarch will make it extra crispy."Ģ) For coating that sticks: After dredging the chicken in flour, coat it in egg. Chef Curtis Stone, host of PBS' "Field Trip With Curtis Stone," shares his secrets for picnic-friendly, extra-crunchy fried chicken that's good hot or cold-inspired by his pop-up restaurant Picnic Society by Gwen at The Grove in Los Angeles.ġ) For extra crunch: Add cornstarch to your dredging flour. ![]()
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