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Emeril’s Essence Recipe:

A basic spice mixture used in dozens of Emeril Lagasse's recipes. Mix it up and keep some on hand to "kick" any dish "up a notch!"

Ingredients:

5 tablespoons sweet paprika

1/4 cup salt

1/4 cup garlic powder

2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons onion powder

2 tablespoons cayenne

2 tablespoons dried oregano

2 tablespoons dried thyme

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and blend well. Store in an airtight container in your spice cabinet for up to 3 months.

COPYING COLONEL SANDERS:

KFC Almost Fried Chicken

Marinade:

3 lb. Chicken

2 pk. Italian salad dressing mix

3 Tbs. Flour

2 Tsp. Salt

¼ cup lemon juice

Coating:

1 cup milk

1½ cups pancake mix

1 Tsp. Paprika

½ Tsp. Sage

¼ Tsp. Pepper

Directions:

Make a paste out of the marinade ingredients. Coat chicken evenly. Stack chicken pieces in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for several hours. Mix pancake mix with other seasonings. Dip pieces of chicken in milk, then in pancake coating. Dust of excess. Lightly brown in skillet with ½ inch vegetable oil in it. Brown for 4 minutes on each side. Remove and place in a single layer on a shallow baking pan. Seal with flour. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Uncover and baste again with milk. Return, uncovered, to oven heated to 400 degrees F., to crisp for 10 minutes.

A Different Version:

2 pk. Lipton cup of tomato soup

3 cups self-rising flour

2 pk Good Season Italian Dressing (dry mix)

1 Tsp. Salt

¼ lb. Butter (melted in a pan)

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together and place some of the mixture in a bag. Add pieces of chicken and shake to coat. Repeat again. Place in pan with melted butter and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

Cracklin Good Gravy:

1 cup water

¼ cup cornstarch

10 oz. Chicken broth

2 chicken bouillon cubes

20 oz. Beef gravy

1 pinch of sage

Directions:

In a blender, blend until smooth 1 cup water and ¼ cup cornstarch. In a sauce pan over medium heat combine this with 10 oz. Can Banquet Chicken broth or home made stock, 2 chicken bouillon cubes, 2 (10 oz. Each) cans Franco American Beef Gravy. Stir until thick and clear. Serve over chicken, thoroughly heated. Serves 6 nicely. A pinch of sage to this does wonders for flavor. Bouillon powder may be substituted for the cubes if you wish.

Eleven Secret Spices:

1 tablespoon Rosemary

1 tablespoon Oregano leaves

1 tablespoon powdered Sage

1 teaspoon Marjoram

1 ½ teaspoons Thyme

3 tablespoons packed Brown Sugar

3 tablespoons dry minced Parsley

1 teaspoon Black Pepper

1 tablespoon Paprika

2 tablespoons Garlic Salt

2 tablespoons Onion Salt

2 tablespoons Powder Chicken Bouillon (or 4 cubes mashed)

1 package Lipton Tomato Cup-A-Soup mix

Directions:

There are actually 11 spices in the above combination, but an additional 3 ingredients were necessary to derive that special flavor. Place all ingredients in a blender with on/off speed 3-4 minutes to pulverize, or rub through a fine strainer. Store in an airtight container so it will not lose potency. Makes about ¾ cup.

To use:

Add 1 oz. of mix to 1 cup of flour for coating.