The partial passing of KFC, Parmesan Crusted Chicken

OK, so it was just a little blurb on the news coming from the other room but it got my attention.  Shutting down some of the local Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchises?  Somehow that does not compute.  Wasn't fried and fast destined to be the last food standing?   Granted I haven't set foot in the place for years, and the commercials they play are truly schizophrenic; grilled chicken one minute, Kentucky Fried Cholesterol Bowl the next.  And it's tough right now to lose a job, even that job, so it is not with 100% joy that the tidings are borne.  It's more like... Holy moley, who woulda thunk it?

And so the dinner of Parmeasan Crusted Chicken.  Actually a dual inspiration here.  If you pull your chicken breasts out of the fridge and they are only partially thawed, they are just begging to be sliced horizontally into thinner slices for pan frying!  Too easy.

But first up, it's Friday night!  So what that we are home and the TV is on and it's been a whole year and more since we were in Moab drinking the real thing, but hey the memories.  That's why you buy the souvenir glass, right?

Friday night's ahh right.

Goodbye KFC.  Hello Florida Fried.

Slice your chicken breasts horizontally to make two flat pieces where there once was one fat piece.

Whip one egg (or egg whites) in a bowl

On a plate mix equal parts Panko and grated Parmesan cheese

Dredge the chicken in the egg, then the parm mixture

Fry it in a pan with a couple tablespoons extra light olive oil

Turn it once, fry on the other side til done.

All right!  Florida Fried Chicken!

A word about ingredients.  Use meats with no antibiotics and no added hormones whenever possible, and organic eggs.  Panko is crunch in a box, so it's a prime candidate for added hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats.  If they are on the list - no matter how far down, put it back!  Use flour instead.  But keep on the lookout for the good stuff.  You never know when you might need some crunch in your life.