Escovitch Chicken





 I bet you have all heard about Escovitch Fish, well, here is a recipe for Escovitch Chicken!  This one was a little new to me as well but it is well worth a shot.

You will need the following ingredients to prepare this dish:



  •     1 Cup vegetable oil
  •     4 lbs Chicken Wings
  •     4 cups all-purpose flour
  •     1 tsp salt
  •     1 tsp ground black pepper
  •     1 tsp white sugar
  •     1 tsp onion salt
  •     1 tsp garlic salt
  •     1 tsp dried thyme
  •     1 tsp paprika
  •     1 tsp cornstarch
  •     1 ½  cup milk
  •     2 eggs (beaten)
  •     1 cup white Vinegar (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     1 cup water (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     2 table spoons vegetable oil (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     1 table spoon sugar (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     2 Onions (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     4 Scotch Bonnet Peppers (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     20 pimentos seeds (For Escovitch Sauce)
Preparation:

  •     In a bowl combine  the flour, thyme, sugar,  salt, black pepper, onion salt, garlic salt, paprika and cornstarch together in a small bowl.
  •     Combine the egg and milk in another bowl. Beat well.
  •     Place oil in a frying pan/sauce pan. Enough to deep fry the chicken wings.
  •     Dip in the chicken wings in the egg mixture
  •     Lightly dip the wings in the flour mixture. Do not put too much of the flour mixture on the chicken wings.
  •     Heat the oil to 400 degrees and place the chicken wings in the frying pan/sauce pan
  •     Fry the chicken wings crisp until golden brown. Turn down the heat as necessary.
  •     Set the chicken wings aside in a dish
  •     Slice onions, scotch bonnet pepper (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     Combine the vinegar, water, 2 table spoons sugar and oil in a small pot (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     Place on stove and boil. (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     Place onions, scotch bonnet pepper, and pimento in the pot (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     Boil contents on stove for approx. 5 min. Be careful of your eyes burning if contents are overheated. (For Escovitch Sauce)
  •     Pour contents on the chicken wings
    This recipe serves 6. Enjoy.



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