Classic Southern Fried Chicken

Name: Classic Southern Fried Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 45
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 2 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper, such as Lawrys; 1 Tbsp seasoned salt, such as Lawrys; 680 grams solid vegetable shortening, such as Crisco; 118 milliliters whole milk

The recipe Classic Southern Fried Chicken could satisfy your Southern craving in around 45 minutes. One serving contains 153 calories, 1g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 45. A mixture of milk, seasoned salt, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Pat the chicken pieces dry and line a baking sheet with wax paper. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk.

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Whisk

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Add the chicken. In another bowl, whisk the flour with the seasoned salt and seasoned pepper. Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and transfer to the baking sheet.

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All Purpose Flour

Seasoned Salt

Whole Chicken

Pepper

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In a 12-inch, cast-iron skillet, heat the vegetable shortening to 36

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Vegetable Shortening

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Add all of the chicken and fry over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until deeply golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted nearest the bone registers 170, 20 to 24 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Drain the chicken on paper towels and serve right away.

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Whole Chicken

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Servings:

chicken, cut into 8 pieces 2larges

eggs 355milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

seasoned pepper, such as Lawry's 1Tbsp

seasoned salt, such as Lawry's 680grams

solid vegetable shortening, such as Crisco 118milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Von Winning Winnings Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 20 dollars per bottle.