Grandmother Paul's Fried Chicken

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: My Grandmother's Table

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (153)

Cook Time:
14 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 14 min
Total:: 2 hr 24 min

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Ingredients

Salt and pepper, for seasoning chicken
Crisco shortening, for frying
3 eggs
1/3 cup water
2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (2 1/2 pound) chicken, cut into pieces

Directions

Heat shortening in a cast iron skillet to 350 degrees F.

Beat eggs with water in a small bowl. In a shallow bowl, season flour with pepper. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then coat well in flour mixture. Carefully add to hot shortening, in batches if necessary, place lid on top of skillet, and fry until brown and crisp. Remember that dark meat requires a longer cooking time (about 13 to 14 minutes, compared to 8 to 10 minutes for white meat.)

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Donna Hanceville, AL 01-09-2010
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country fried chicken
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have make my fried chicken this way for as long as I can remember and my family loves it. It has a crispy crust and is so... moist inside. Anyone can make this recipeRead more
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Barbara Exeter, RI 12-06-2009
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good technique
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Based on some others' comments, I added a bit of seasoning to the flour, I wish I had added more. However, the chicken came... out great, and this was much easier than deep frying. I'll definitely use this technique again. I also didn't use a cast iron pan (a really heavy skillet instead) and I friied in vegetable oil rather than Crisco. Based on what I know about Crisco, you'd be much better off using lard than that. (Google it.) Read more
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Stacy St Joseph, MO 11-07-2009
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My Grandmother would be proud!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My grandmother taught me how to raise, butcher, and cook chicken. She has been long gone from cooking in the farmhouse... kitchen and I have long forgotten the "essence" of cast iron fried chicken due to trying to eat healthier over the years. This chicken melted in our mouths and warmed my heart and soul with the many memories of these same smells and tastes in my grandmother's home. Paula Deen you are a National Treasure to remind us all to embrace our heritage through the recipes handed down through the generations. Ya'all enjoy!!Read more
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Cynthia St. Louis, MO 11-01-2009
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So Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Fried Chicken is the one thing I was never able to cook. But today I followed Paula's recipe to the T and I'm proud to say... that my chicken turned out great. Even my mother loved it and my mother is my harshest critic. Thank-you Paula! I'll be trying out more of your recipes very soon. Read more
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meghan oviedo, FL 10-17-2009
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HEY ARE '' YOU '' CRAZY?!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

To Lisa from Northridge CA posted at 2-14-2009 I think your crazy anything from Paula Dean is good maybe a little fatning... because of all the butter but still it may have been because she misses grandma deen or maybe the chicken was good so just deal with it and mind your own buissness OK and btw the chicken was more than SO GOOD it was INSAINLY GOOD so deal with thatRead more
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Jan West Jordan, UT 08-22-2009
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I Guess I just can't make Fried Chicken.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I love fried chicken but as an above average cook, I have never been able to master it. I thought this recipe, which is so... simple, would be the answer. I watched the video 3 times. My chicken turned out tough and my gravy had no flavor and was very flour tasting. I wish she would have exponded on her recipe just how much flour to add. I cooked halved breasts and followed her recipe to a T. Where is the salt? It also took much longer then 8 to 10 minutes for my breasts to come up to 180 degrees, which is what is recommended for poultry. I guess I will keep going to KFC for my fried chicken.Read more