What is City Chicken and How to make City Chicken

Though the name is City Chicken, there is not any chicken in this recipe. It’s just a twist. It is a Polish American dish which is very impressive. It takes some time to cook, but it is worth it.

The best thing about this dish is it is low in carbs but has a high amount of protein. Hence it’s a recommended for fitness freaks out there.

I prefer this dish at dinner, but you can consume it at any time. The ingredients I use are easily available in the market.

This recipe is not at all complicated it’s super easy to prepare. So let’s start making this amazing recipe.

Before we start let me tell you something- Here I have explained 2 different methods to make city chicken. You can choose any of it, that’s suitable for you.

How to make City Chicken

1st Method

Time Taken:

● Prep time: 30 min
● Cook time: 50 min

Ingredients Needed:

● 1 lb. pork shoulder, cut into 1-1/2 inch uniform cubes
● 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
● 1/2 tsp salt
● 1/2 tsp pepper
● 3 sprigs fresh thyme, plus more for garnish
● 4-6 six-inch wooden skewers
● 1 garlic clove, halved
● 1/4 cup olive oil
● 1 10-oz can low-sodium chicken stock

So now let’s see the steps for preparing our delicious city chicken.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, S&P, and the leaves of four thyme sprigs. 

Step 2

Stir until well blended. Roll pork pieces in flour mixture until completely covered, gently shake off excess flour, and remove to a dry plate. Pierce the meat onto skewers evenly. 

Step 3

You should fit 3 -4 meat cubes on each stick. Rub the bottom of an enameled cast iron pot or pan with the cut side of the clove of garlic. Then reserve garlic for later use. 

Step 4

Heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot but not smoking, add the pork skewers to the oil and allow to brown until golden and crispy on all four sides, about 4 minutes per side. 

Step 5

Add a little more oil to the pan if it all gets soaked up early. Leave the pork in the pan and pour in the chicken stock and drop in two sprigs of thyme and the reserved garlic. Bring to a simmer and transfer pan to the oven, uncovered. 

Step 6

Let simmer for one half hour, turn skewers over and continue cooking for another half hour. Remove pan to stove top. If the juices are still thin, let simmer on stove top until reduced to desired consistency. Now you can serve this.

Our City chicken is ready!

2nd Method

Time Taken:

● Prep time: 20 min
● Cook time: 50 min

Ingredients: 

● 6-8 skewers pastured pork and veal alternating medallions
● 1 egg
● 1/4 cup whole milk preferably grass-fed
● 3 Tbsp coconut oil expeller pressed
● 1 cup sprouted flour
● 1/2 tsp sea salt
● 1/4 tsp pepper

Gravy (To make this dish better)

● 1 cup chicken broth
● 1.5 Tbsp sprouted flour

Instructions: 

Step 1: Prepare the skewers with alternating medallions of pork and veal. You should have 4-5 medallions per skewer.

Step 2: Beat the egg in a medium sized bowl. Mix in the milk, sea salt, and pepper.

Step 3: To make the city chicken gravy, mix a few tablespoons of the chicken broth with the flour in a bowl and blend until smooth. Add to the rest of the chicken broth and set aside.

Step 4: Sprinkle the cup of sprouted flour evenly on a large plate.

Step 5: Dip each skewer in the egg mixture. Roll each skewer in the plate of flour until the meat is covered completely.

Step 6: Heat the oil in a large fry pan on medium-high heat. Cook each floured skewer for about 4 minutes, gently turning each one until browned on all sides.

Step 7: Place all the browned skewers in a large baking pan. Pour in optional chicken broth gravy and cover with foil. Bake at 350 °F/ 177 °C for about 45 minutes.

How to make perfect gravy?

This recipe becomes awesome if we add some gravy in it. I have mentioned the ingredients of the juice above. But there is some twist that you can apply to make this gravy spicier. So let’s see how to prepare this.

Special Gravy Ingredients: 

● Pan Drippings (from when you browned the City Chicken)
● 1/4 cup white wine (not sweet wine)
● 1 cup chicken stock
● 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
● 2 tablespoons butter
● 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
● 1 tablespoon soy sauce
● Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions to make this special gravy: 

Step 1: Set the pan to medium heat. Once it’s hot, pour in the wine and scrape any browned bits stuck to the bottom while the wine reduces. 

Step 2: Reduce the heat to medium low then add the butter to the skillet and once it’s melted, fold in the flour stirring frequently. Cook 1 minute.

Step 3: Slowly pour in the chicken stock and finely minced thyme, continuously whisking then cook 5-7 minutes or until the gravy is smooth and thickened.

Step 4: Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, continue simmering 2-3 minutes then taste the gravy and season with salt and pepper as desired. 

My reviews about this recipe

It is a perfect recipe for dinner or in the party time. I especially like this recipe with gravy. That’s why I have mentioned the special gravy recipe. You can try this also. We can serve this dish with some steamed rice. It is high in protein, low in carbs. It makes a perfect keto diet. This recipe is appropriate for all the ages. So please give it a try.

Summary

● Very easy to make

● All the ingredients are readily available

● It is Low carbs and high protein diet.