Southern Fried

Posted: January 13, 2010 | Author: Alyssa | Filed under: Alyssa | Tags: Chicken, fried | No Comments »

I don’t know about most of you guys, but my menu tends to be dictated by what is on sale that week at the grocery store.  This week there was a really good sale on cut up chicken pieces for frying, so I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to try out a new fried chicken recipe.  The recipe I used to use was good, but was very temperamental and REALLY heavy, even for fried chicken.  So the new recipe I wanted to try was actually easier, and ended up tasting even better.

Its pretty simple, but like most fried chicken, crazy delish.  Start out with whatever chicken pieces you want and rinse/dry them thoroughly.  Whisk three eggs in a bowl with enough hot sauce (I use Franks RedHot, but Texas Pete is excellent too) to make the eggs look bright orange.  Season the chicken with a mixture of salt, pepper, and a dash of garlic powder, then dip it into the egg mixture to coat it completely.  Then dredge it in self rising flour.  Put it into a skillet that is filled half way with peanut oil at 350 degrees.  For dark meat cook it for about 7 min on each side, for white meat, about 5 minutes on each side.  It should be golden brown, but if you aren’t sure just check the temp.  As long as its at least 165 degrees, you are good. Once its done, set it on paper towels to cool and get rid of some of the excess oil.  Once it is cool, nom away

I made an entire chicken worth so that I have left overs throughout the week…not sure how long its going to last though

Happy Frying!

TT