Ingredients
House Seasoning:
- 1 cup salt
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
Southern Fried Chicken:
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup hot red pepper sauce
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- House Seasoning
- 2 1/2-pound chicken, cut into pieces
- Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil
Directions
To make the House Seasoning, mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
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 than white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes.
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By tlamantia
on January 18, 2012
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Really great fried chicken, easy to prepare and we tested our new deep fryer, GranPappy, from Amazon, a gift from my son, and it was absolutely delicious. I followed the recipe and the chicken was tender and juicy. Crust delcious. We love you Paula Dean!
By vobster
on October 20, 2011
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Love the chicken. Reminded me of younger years in NO. Made one change and that was to use Tony Charchere's Creole Seasoning instead of the house seasoning. 5 stars
By tkelleytj_11130026
The Great Northwest
on October 10, 2011
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This was really good fried chicken. I was hoping for a little more heat though with the hot sauce. I think next time, I would marinate the chicken in the egg/hot sauce mixture to spice it up a bit. My family really liked it but again with all that hot sauce I was expecting more heat. It did add a nice tang to it though. I did add baking powder and salt to my AP flour as I did not have self-rising flour. Thanks to the reviewer who left that comment!
To all the new cooks: most chefs/cooks on these shows have their own "blend" of spices. It's not necessary to make up a whole batch of these blends. Just use enough of the ingredients for what you need. Good fried chicken recipe.
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