Photo: Southern Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup water
- About 1 cup hot red pepper sauce (recommended: Texas Pete)
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- House seasoning, recipe follows
- 1 (1 to 2 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into pieces
- Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil
Directions
In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the water. Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange. In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper. Season the chicken with the house seasoning. Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, and then coat well in the flour mixture.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp. Dark meat takes longer then white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes.
House Seasoning:
- 1 cup salt
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
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By webjamyn
on June 13, 2013
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Served my husband this evening. Not a big chicken fan. He went absolute nuts saying it was the best chicken he ever ate...including KFC!!!
By grandmamoo
Northern California
on June 08, 2013
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This is the best fried chicken recipe we have ever eaten. I used coconut oil to fry it in. It is wonderful and my husband and friends rant about it. Best fried chicken ever
By foodista79
North Carolina
on June 02, 2013
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Outstanding!!!! I added some garlic powder and paprika to the flour as well. I also double dipped it in the texas pete mixture and flour so that it had extra thick and crispy crust... so good and flavorful. I have made Bobby Flay's fried chicken recipe a couple of times, Paula has him beat on flavor all the way!!
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