Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 whole chicken fryer, cut into pieces
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 tablespoon Paula's House Seasoning, recipe follows
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
Biscuits:
- 2 cups self-rising flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
Directions
For the chicken:
Heat the oil in skillet over medium heat.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Combine the flour and House Seasoning in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture and add to the hot oil. Brown the chicken on each side and remove from skillet. Add the vegetables to the skillet and saute until tender. Return the chicken to the pan and add a 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook until tender, approximately 25 minutes.
For the biscuits:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar and shortening. Stir in the milk and mix together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
The dough will be sticky. Dust your work surface with additional flour. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface. Gently fold each side toward the center. Picking up the dough and dusting the work surface with additional flour. Return the dough to the floured surface and fold each side towards the center again. Turn the dough over and press it out to a 1-inch thickness. Cut out biscuits, using a 2-inch round cookie cutter.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat in a small saucepan. Spread 1 tablespoon on a 10-inch round cake pan and arrange the biscuits in the pan. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the remaining butter and set the pan aside to rest for 15 minutes before baking. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve with the chicken.
A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
Paula's House Seasoning:
- 1 cup salt
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix all the ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
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By bearclawflower_...
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on May 12, 2013
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This recipe is A, mazing!!! Love it.
The only thing different is I used Pioneer Woman’s Biscuit recipe. This is the only biscuit recipe that has ever turned out for me. All others turn out like hockey pucks. Plus, I made a strawberry shortcake dessert with the biscuits to top the oh, so, delicious chicken dinner.
By janatcitty_5684665
Albuquerque, NM
on January 31, 2013
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OMG! I can't cook but this came out fantastic!! The only change I made was to replace the 1/2 cup of water with a 1/2 cup of white wine, I used Pinot Griego. My boyfriend thinks I'm a chef :!
By Expressions99
on May 17, 2012
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The chicken and biscuits were really tasty! I already knew we weren't going to eat the gravy on the biscuits, but I did put in on the chicken. We used grape jam on the biscuits. I felt like we were eating Popeye's chicken and biscuits! Caution: the salt should read teaspoons not tablespoons.
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