Southern Fried Chicken

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Boat Day

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

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 14 min
Total:: 24 min

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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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Jennifer Everly, IA 10-29-2009
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BY FAR THE BEST CHICKEN EVER
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i don't know if people just weren't thinking or what, but the rub was prefect!! If you just sprinkled it on, you shouldn't... have worried about the saltiness. I changed up the hot sauce and used "franks wing sauce" since that's what our family loves, and i also soaked the chicken for 45 minutes in salt water to help get the chicken alittle more moist! My husband and i both agree that it was the best chicken we have had in a long time! LOVED IT! I will definitely be making this more often. My husband is not a fan of Paula Dean, but he was very surprised. I passed this on to friends as well, and for every busy mom to use!! It really took no time at all to make, super moist and flavorful!!! best of the best!Read more
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Kelly Derby, NY 10-27-2009
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For Patricia from CA
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i think Nancy is right and you and Karin did the same thing, Paula's House seasoning recipe is meant to be made and BOTTLED... so you have it on hand to use when you want (she uses it in quite a few of her recipes). PEOPLE, DO NOT USE THE WHOLE RECIPE FOR ONE CHICKEN DINNER! Only season your meat with it, meaning sprinkle to your taste. I use this recipe all the time and everyone love's it.Read more
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patricia hesperia, CA 10-26-2009
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had to take off the skin!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

boy this was wayyyy too salty! people do not use that house seasonig as it shows to! for each time you make it use just a... teaspoon of salt & half of what it says for the others.dinner was ruined. had to eat it without the skin.(when really it is healthier without it!)Read more
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nancy fair haven, MI 10-26-2009
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Karin in Indianaopolis (POST BELOW MINE)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I almost fell off my chair laughing, when I read your post. I have a feeling that you're newer in the kitchen and you took... the "house" seasoning and used the entire recipe. It's only supposed to be sprinkled on the chicken like you'd season your dinner plate with salt and pepper. It's to use as a spice, like making your own to store and use in other recipe's as well. It's cute and funny! You'll be a pro in the kitchen in NO time. I made a few silly mistakes as well in my day, and now I love to cook, read recipe's and bake. Read more
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Karin Indianapolis, IN 10-23-2009
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Uneatable
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

What did I do wrong? Chicken was so salty, it wasn't fit for human consumption.
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Farleigh sacramento, CA 10-21-2009
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1st Timer Pulls it Off!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was so easy! I had never actually made fried chicken before (I don't count chicken tenders) and I followed the... recipe religiously! I was so nervous that I was going to mess it up and serve raw chicken, but everything from the seasoning to the cook time was perfect! Thank you Miss Paula! As always, you saved my bacon!Read more