Southern Fried Chicken

By mytastytreasures

Finger licking good Southern fried chicken recipe adapted from Paula Deen. Make sure to bring the oil back to 350°F between batches so all the chicken is perfectly fried. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• HOUSE SEASONING:
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's Red Hot or Texas Pete
• Tabasco, to taste
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (2 to 2 1/2 pound) chicken, cut in pieces
• Peanut oil, for frying
• 1 cup salt
• 1/4 cup pepper
• 1/4 cup garlic powder
• Mix all together in an airtight container and will keep for 6 months.

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium sized bowl, beat the eggs with the water. Add about 1 cup of Hot sauce till the egg mixture is bright orange. Add some tabasco to taste if you'd like. I did. Mix well.

Season your washed and dried chicken pieces with the House Seasoning. Marinate the pieces of chicken in the egg mixture, covered, in the refrigerator for 6-12 hours.

Combine the flour and pepper. Dip pieces of chicken one at a time into the flour mixture. I found it is better to flour the chicken immediately before being plunged into the oil.

Heat oil to 350°F in a deep pot. Don't fill more than half way.

Fry chicken in oil till brown and crisp. Dark meat takes longer than white meat. Dark pieces should take 13-14 minutes and white meat 8-10 minutes.

Make sure to bring the oil back to 350°F between batches.

Done. This is very good leftover also!