Guarding the "Secret Ingredients"...

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I just saw this article about the secret recipe for one of my all-time FAV foods, ever!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26622082/?GT1=43001

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Read the entire article, where's the recipe

Still very heavily guarded G-r-r-r-r I want that recipe BAD!!!

Mama break out the cement and torture tools, I am going after the guard and making him break or else...it's cement shoes for him! LOL

[Mama Mangia]

Cathy - I am working on the recipe myself.

Sad note - 3 weeks ago I stopped at KFC for original chicken - they changed the recipe - tasted terrible. Ditto with their coleslaw. Another recipe I'm working on.

I'll keep you posted.

BTW - someone had the chicken analyzed - no 11 herbs and spices was reported - mostly MSG and salt...........................................
I'll find the article and pass it on.

[CanMan]

Gee, and I thought all this time it was Oregano.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I only eat KFC's extra-crispy, and I've eaten it often and faithfully enough over the years that I can tell you the recipe HAS changed at least 3 times. (never liked their Original recipe- to me it has a greasier taste for some weird reason- which is weird because with all the extra flour- the crispier stuff likely contains more absorbed grease!) And their cole slaw? I still like it a lot- though at random times it has tasted inconsistently different. One awful time I even had some that had been frozen and thawwed- UGH!

For MY money- POPEYES is MUCH better. I dig their spicy blend- but also the mild. I had eaten nothing but Popeyes at least once a week since last March, then out of the blue tried KFC a couple times last month and the KFC was very noticeably saltier than the Popeyes.

I DO NOT like Popeye's slaw, though. However, I do LOVE their red beans & rice, their cajun rice and their chicken/sausage jambalaya rice.

And for the record, I love KFC's slaw (normally) and their potato salad. They also used to sell a very basic plain unadorned macaroni salad that I liked but the ones in my area anyway, don't offer it anymore.

[Mama Mangia]

Popeye's Fried Chicken Copycat Recipe


3 cups self-rising flour
1 cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons seasoning salt
2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 packet dry spaghetti sauce mix
3 tablespoons white sugar
3 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup cold water
1 quart oil for frying
1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces

In a shallow dish or bowl mix together the flour, cornstarch, seasoning salt, paprika, baking soda, dressing mix, soup mix, spaghetti sauce mix and sugar. Place cereal crumbs in another shallow dish or bowl, and mix together eggs and water in a third shallow dish or bowl. Heat oil (1 inch deep) in a large skillet over medium high heat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Dip chicken pieces into dry coating mix, egg/water mixture, cereal crumbs, briefly into dry mix once more, then drop into hot oil skin side down. Brown for 3 to 4 minutes, then brown other side of each piece. Place browned chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish, skin side up, and cover dish with aluminum foil leaving one side open for escaping steam. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and tender and juices run clear. Remove cover and bake another 5 minutes to let coating become crisp; serve.
Makes 4 servings.


-= Exported from BigOven =-

Popeye's Red Beans and Rice


1 cup Uncle Ben's long grain rice, cooked
2 cans Red chili beans in chili gravy--1 lb. each
1 t. chili powder
1/4 t/ cumin
1 dash garlic salt

In saucepan heat beans without letting it boil and stir in chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. When piping hot, spoon mixture into 6 small dishes, adding a few Tbs. of hot, cooked rice to each serving.


Popeye's Cajun Rice


1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely diced bell pepper
1/3 cup diced green onions
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
4 cups long grain rice, cooked and drained
1/4 to 1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

In fry pan stir ground beef and bell pepper. Cook over medium high heat until beef loses its pink color and bell pepper is soft. Remove excess grease. Turn temperature down to medium or medium low. Add remaining ingredients; stir and cook together until ground beef is completely cooked and liquid is gone - about 25 to 35 minutes. More Creole seasoning and red pepper may be added for taste.

[Mama Mangia]

Colonel Sanders' Macaroni Salad



1 Box elbow macaroni -- (7 ounces) cooked
2 Ribs celery minced fine
1 tablespoon Dry minced onion
1/3 cup Diced sweet pickles
1 1/2 cups Fat free Miracle whip
1/2 cup Fat free Mayo
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Dry mustard
1 teaspoon Sugar
Salt to taste

Combine everything just as listed. Refrigerate. salad tightly covered
several hours before serving.

[Mama Mangia]

Kfc Macaroni/potato Salad



DRESSING MIXTURE
1/2 c Sour cream
1/2 c Miracle whip
1 c Hellman's mayo
2 tb Prepared mustard
3 tb Sugar
1 ts Onion salt
1/2 ts Pepper
SALAD
2 tb Dry minced onion
2/3 c Celery; chopped
2/3 c Sweet midget pickles; chop
-do not use relish
2 tb Pimiento; chopped or
1/2 sm Tomato; seed, chop
8 c Elbow macaroni; cook, drain,
-cool well before adding
-dressing

DRESSING-Combine dressing ingredients and set aside.
MACARONI SALAD- Combine remaining ingredients in large
bowl. Coat well with the dressing. Refrigerate at
least an hour before serving. POTATO SALAD-Substitute
8 c cooked, peeled, cubed cold potatoes for the
macaroni. Increase the celery to 1 cup and substitute
snipped green onions for the dried. Can add 1 c of
pitted black and/or stuffed green olives in either
salad.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Oh, mama! Damn! Everything I've ever asked for all at once! Now I'll have nothing more to look forward to for the rest of my life! Unless of course it's the bowls of all this good grub that'll now always be in my fridge! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[Mama Mangia]

LOL! Just something to keep you busy and off the streets! LMAO!!!!