Juneteenth: Celebrating the Food of Juneteenth

Link to Taste of Freedom Cookbook

https://issuu.com/brumfield/docs/taste_of_freedom_large_print  

As a tribute to the former Interim library director, Dr. James A. Wilson who passed away June 10, 2020 and was a contributor to the Taste of Freedom Cookbook, his recipe is included below:

Popeye’s Fried Chicken (An Alternative to Popeye’s)

What You Need

6 cups vegetable oil

2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tbs. salt

1 Tbs. white pepper

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

2 tsp. paprika

3 eggs

1 frying chicken with skin, cut in pieces

Instructions

Heat oil over medium heat in a deep fryer or in a deep cast-iron skillet on the stove. Combine the flour, salt, peppers, and paprika in a bowl. In another bowl, break eggs and beat until well-blended. Check temperature of oil by dropping a pinch of flour mixture in pan. If the oil bubbles rapidly around the flour, it will be the right temperature. Dip each piece of chicken into eggs; then coat generously with the flour mixture. Drop each piece into the hot oil and fry for 15 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is a dark golden brown. Drain chicken on paper towels and serve warm. 

(Taste of Freedom Juneteenth Celebration Cookbook, pg 18)