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Country fried chicken recipe served with country gravy and a side of mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and honey-glazed biscuits

Country Fried Chicken with Gravy (99 Copycat)

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
A Country Fried Chicken Recipe like the Ninety-Nine Restaurant! It's what my children call "The Big Dinner" and believe me, it's a highly requested dish! Buttermilk-Breaded Chicken Breasts are topped with Country gravy and served with a side of mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a warm honey-glazed biscuit. All made from scratch but so worth every bite! This boneless fried chicken (aka Chicken-fried Steak) recipe will surely impress!

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken breasts (2 1/2 lbs)
  • 1 cup peanut oil for frying

Buttermilk Tenderizer:

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Breading:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp seasoned salt
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 Tbsp sugar

Country Gravy

  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/4 tsp ground mustard
  • 1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and white pepper
  • 2 Tbsp dry milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup oil

Instructions

How to make Country Fried Chicken

  • Cut each chicken breast in half; pound thin if needed.
  • Mix together the buttermilk tenderizer and marinade chicken for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
  • Combine breading ingredients into a large bowl. Add chicken pieces a few at a time and toss and press into the chicken to coat well. Shake off any excess flour and finish coating the remaining chicken.
  • Fry chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side or until done. Keep warm in the oven until the remaining chicken is finished frying.

How to make Country Gravy

  • Combine the dry ingredients into a small saucepan (first 8 ingredients.) Slowly stir the water into the dry mix. Add the oil and bring the mixture to a boil.

Notes

  • Honey-Glazed Biscuits: mix together 2 Tablespoons of melted butter and 1 teaspoon of honey; brush over warm biscuits.
  • Serve with Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Biscuits, and 5-minute Cranberry Sauce.
  • Shaggy Chicken Skin: Drizzle 2 tbsp of the buttermilk batter over the breading to create little bits and lumps. 

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1servingSodium: 1700mgCalcium: 60mgVitamin C: 2mgVitamin A: 279IUSugar: 3gFiber: 1gPotassium: 455mgCholesterol: 62mgCalories: 511kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 5gFat: 31gProtein: 24gCarbohydrates: 33gIron: 2mg