As a kid, one of my guilty pleasures was KFC. The chicken, for sure, but also the gravy, and the salads!!!
KFC gravy
1 chicken stock cube
1 beef stock cube
550ml boiling water
60g butter, unsalted
4 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp finely ground black pepper
Salt , if needed
Crumble cubes into boiling water, mix to dissolve.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add flour, onion powder and pepper. Mix into butter with a wooden spoon or whisk.
While stirring, slowly pour in half the liquid. Once incorporated into the flour butter roux (it will thicken quickly), add remaining liquid and mix.
Stir for 1.5 – 2 minutes until it thickens to a gravy consistency (it’s quick as water is already hot).
Taste, add more salt and pepper if needed.
KFC Macaroni salad
225g of elbow Macaroni
2 stalks of celery, finely minced
1/4 cup carrots, thinly diced (very thin!, about 1 medium carrot)
1 tbsp onion, minced
1/3 cup sweet pickles, diced
1 1/2 cups Miracle Whip
1/2 cup Hellman’s mayonaise
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp sugar
Salt, to taste
KFC vegetable salad
2 1/2 cups of grated cabbage
1/2 cup of shredded carrot
3 stalks of celery sliced
Half a red pepper diced
100ml whole kernel corn
Half a green onion diced
300ml Miracle whip
1 tsp of vegetable oil
50ml of white vinegar
1 hefty tbsp of sugar
1 hefty tbsp of mayonnaise
1/4 tsp black pepper