chicken-fry

American  

[chik-uhn-frahy] / ˈtʃɪk ənˌfraɪ /

verb (used with object)

chicken-fried, chicken-frying

1. to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat.

   chicken-fried steak.

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noun

1. food or a meal prepared in this way.

   He claims to do the best chicken-fry in Texas.

Etymology

Origin of chicken-fry

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense