Southern Fried Chicken

Paula Deen

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Boat Day

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Total Time:
24 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
14 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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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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  • on February 05, 2012

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    Great chicken another hit in my house. My kids love that chicken my son does not like anything dinner time with him is a fight but put something of Paula's on a plate for him and it is gone. Thanks Paula whatever you do you get a fussy four year old to eat and save me a lot of frustration at dinner time!

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  • on February 05, 2012

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    I used this recipe and MY HUSBAND LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • on February 05, 2012

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    Great taste, easy to make! Loved it.
    Made chicken fingers instead of chicken pieces. I made the first batch regular but double dipped came out better for chicken fingers.

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