Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 1 tablespoon granulated garlic; 1 tablespoon black pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; One 2 1/2- to 3-pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 2 large eggs, beaten; 2 cups all-purpose flour

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Level: Intermediate

Total: 40 min
Active: 40 min

Yield: 4 servings

Level: Intermediate

Total: 40 min
Active: 40 min

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

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Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

1 tablespoon granulated garlic

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

One 2 1/2- to 3-pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

2 large eggs, beaten

2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Special equipment:

a deep-frying thermometer

Fill a Dutch oven, cast-iron skillet or deep-fryer with enough oil for deep-frying. Heat the oil to 250 degrees F.
Combine the granulated garlic, black pepper, salt and cayenne in a bowl; sprinkle all over the chicken. Dip the chicken pieces in the beaten eggs and then in the flour. Shake excess flour from the chicken and fry in batches until cooked through, stirring occasionally; bring the temperature back to 250 degrees F between batches.