Chicken Maryland Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

175 g/6 oz/1.5 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1.5 kg/3 lb chicken, jointed
2 eggs, beaten
100 g/4 oz/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs

50 g/2 oz/0.25 cup butter or margarine

30 ml/2 tbsp oil
4 bacon rashers (slices)
4 bananas
150 ml/0.25 pt milk
300 g/11 oz canned creamed sweetcorn (corn)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method :

Season 50 g/2 oz/0.5 cup of the flour with salt and pepper and use to coat the chicken joints. Dip the joints in the egg, then the breadcrumbs. Heat the butter or margarine and oil and fry (saute) the chicken pieces until lightly browned all over. Reduce the heat and continue frying gently for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper (paper towels), place on a warm serving dish and keep warm.

Stretch the bacon rashers and cut in half. Roll the pieces round a skewer and grill (broil) until crisp, then place on the serving dish. Halve the bananas lengthways and fry in the hot butter or margarine for 3 minutes, turning once. Place on the serving dish.

Whisk the remaining flour with the milk and sweetcorn and season to taste. Fry spoonfuls of the batter in the hot butter or margarine until browned, turning once. Place on the serving dish, and serve the chicken with the fritters, bacon rolls and bananas.