Originally Posted by
JBord
Because of the mess or the difficulty? I kind of feel the same way, because a lot of places do fried chicken very well, and it's not typically very expensive. So not worth all the trouble for me.
We had delivery last night too. Enchiladas, Taco plate, and chips and guac from La Casa de Isaac and Moishe (a non-Kosher Mexican restaurant owned by 4 Jewish Mexicans who now obviously live in IL). We've wanted to try it for a while and found it to be pretty high quality food, although not spicy enough for us. But we'll be going back.
I much love love Michoacán in highland park - so great that I talk about it. But of course I’ve only eaten there and not had delivery.
for fried chicken - it’s the oil mess. Yes I could do oven-fried the way I’ve mastered oven-baked steak fries in olive oil. But fried chicken is a lot more complex than steak fries. I firmly believe that fried chicken needs a deep fryer or at least a big “pasta pot” with a lot of real oil (not olive oil).
oh - olive oil vs vegetable oil. I cook bbc in vegetable oil (1 tbsp) per recipe suggestions. Could I use olive oil??