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chicken-fry

[ chik-uhn-frahy ]

verb (used with object)

, chick·en-fried, chick·en-fry·ing.
  1. to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat:

    chicken-fried steak.



noun

  1. food or a meal prepared in this way:

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chicken-fry1

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense

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