Southern Fried Chicken

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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 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!!!

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  • 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

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  • 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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