Southern Style Deep-Fried Chicken

Name: Southern Style Deep-Fried Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 chicken thighs, skin on, bone in; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 chicken drumsticks, skin on; 1 egg, beaten; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 710 milliliters milk; 1 Tbsp salt; 532 milliliters solid vegetable shortening, for frying

Southern Style Deep-Fried Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 535 calories, 28g of protein, and 34g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of chicken thighs, solid vegetable shortening, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium pan, place chicken and cover with milk. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to overnight. This helps tenderize the meat, but is optional

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Meat

Milk

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

In a large saucepan over a medium-high heat, using tongs, transfer chicken into pot, then pour in the milk. Bring milk to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low allowing to simmer until the chicken is cooked through entirely, about 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Tongs

Pot

Remove the chicken from the milk, and place on a rack to cool. Allow them to sit until warm about 15 minutes, and then pat dry using a kitchen towel.

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Whole Chicken

Milk

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Kitchen Towels

Heat vegetable shortening in a Dutch oven over high heat just until it's nearly at the smoking point around 325 degrees F.

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Vegetable Shortening

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Dutch Oven

In a large zip-lock bag, add salt, flour, cayenne pepper, shake to combine.

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Cayenne Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Salt

In a medium bowl, beat 1 egg.

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Egg

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Bowl

Place each piece of chicken, 1 at a time, in the bag and shake to coat the chicken. Then dip chicken into the egg to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Dip

Egg

Place the chicken back into the flour to coat for a second time. Repeat this method on remaining 3 pieces of chicken.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Gently drop each piece of chicken into hot oil, allowing the skin to crisp and turn golden brown in color, about 1 minute per side.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Remove from the oil and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.

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Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Serve immediately.

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Ingredients

Servings:

chicken thighs, skin on, bone in 1teaspoon

cayenne pepper 2

chicken drumsticks, skin on 1

egg, beaten 177milliliters

all-purpose flour 710milliliters

milk 1Tbsp

salt 532milliliters

solid vegetable shortening, for frying

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well 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. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.