Southern Fried Chicken

A southern fried chicken recipe with a little kick.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4-6

Prep Time: 6 hours to overnight   Cook Time: 30 minutes  

Ingredients

1 chicken cut up or 2 1/2 lbs of chicken strips
1/4 cup hot pepper sauce (Frank’s Brand)
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp of poultry seasoning
vegetable oil as much as needed
3 cup self-rising flour

Directions

Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a large bowl combine chicken, hot pepper sauce, pepper, salt, and poultry seasoning; mix well and cover. Marinate chicken over night or minimum of 6 hours. Turn pieces occasionally. Fill a large deep fryer pot or electrice skillet to no more thats half its depth with Wesson oil.

Heat oil to 325 F to 350 F. Turn pieces one last time to marinade; coat well.

Dredge (drag) chicken, one piece at a time, in flour until well coated. Fry, a few pieces at a time, skin down, for 10 to 14 minutes. Turn chicken and fry 12 to 15 minutes longer, or until juices run clear. Drain on a paper towel.

Hint: When deep frying chicken parts make sure to poke first with a fork to help cook the inside.

Categories: Main Dish, Poultry

Tags: Southern

Submitted by: mistols on May 25, 2011