Our easy City Chicken recipe is a must-try. Learn how to make City Chicken, which is not only crispy and delicious but also resembles real chicken drumsticks, by reading the following advice:
Shape the mock chicken legs right by skewering smaller pieces of meat on the top, larger pieces in the middle, and smaller pieces again in the lower-middle portions of the stick.
The mock chicken legs could be air fried, deep-fried, or fried then finished at the oven just like this recipe.
You can try other ingredients for breading like ground almonds and parmesan cheese, crushed crackers, and crushed cornflakes.
For added nutrition, you can also thread in cubed bell peppers and pineapples to the skewers.
City Chicken Recipe (Mock Chicken Legs)
Although city chicken seems like it should be particularly difficult, it is actually incredibly simple.
In this recipe, the heavily seasoned and breadcrumb-coated pork is simply skewered, fried until golden brown, baked to achieve the texture of city chicken, and the remaining pork is cooked through.
Although it is typically made with pork, this dish is essentially a cheater’s way to enjoy fried chicken.
Recipes showing step by step directions with pictures and a printable recipe card.
Ground pork and veal are combined to create mock chicken, which is then formed onto a popsicle stick, dusted with cornflakes, browned, and baked. We found this to be absolutely delicious!.
Using a food processor or equivalent,
In a large bowl add one egg, 1/2 cup
Add both of the ground meat
and mix well with your hands.
Place waxed paper on a large baking
sheet. Form about 1/4 cup of the meat
onto a popsicle stick, in a log form and
about 3″ long, then lay the leg on the
Cover with another sheet of waxed
paper and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together
one egg and 1/4 cup milk.
into a shallow bowl and roll each leg
into the crumbs, pressing the crumbs
into the meat, slightly, with your hands.
Pour the milk and egg mixture into
a shallow bowl. Roll the crumb
coated leg into the egg mixture.
Roll the legs back into the cornflake
Place the legs onto a large, waxed
Spray a large baking dish, such
as a 9″ x 13″, with cooking oil.
In a large skillet, heat about 1/4″ oil to
375 degrees. Add the legs a few at a
time, cooking for 1 minute on each
Remove legs and place on paper
Arrange the legs on a large ungreased
baking sheet. Bake in a preheated
375 degree oven or until the internal
temperature is 165 degrees and no
1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3/4 pound ground pork
3/4 pound ground veal
12 popsicle sticks
COATING INGREDIENTS
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk
2 cups cornflake crumbs
oil for frying
Crush the cornflakes or pulse in a food processor.
In a large bowl add one egg, 1/2 cup cornflake crumbs, 1/4 cup milk, salt and pepper then stir well.
Add both of the ground meat to the bowl and mix well with your hands.
Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper.
Form about 1/4 cup of the meat mixture onto each popsicle stick in the shape of a log and about 3″ long. Lay the legs on the pan without touching each other. Cover with another sheet of waxed paper and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a small bowl, whisk together one egg and 1/4 cup of milk. Pour into a shallow bowl.
Pour the remaining cornflakes into another shallow bowl. Roll each leg into the cornflake crumbs, pressing the crumbs slightly into the meat using your hands.
Roll the leg into the egg mixture and then roll the leg back into the crumbs again.
Cover a large baking sheet with waxed paper, place the coated legs on the pan and let sit for 5 minutes.
Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with cooking oil and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat about 1/4″ oil to 375 degrees. Add the legs a few at a time and cook for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.
Transfer the legs to a plate covered with paper towels to absorb the oil.
Place the legs on a large, ungreased, baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until no pink remains and the internal temperature is 165 degrees then serve.
City Chicken Recipe – Mock Chicken Drumsticks Made with Pork
