Friday, July 13, 2012

Paula Deen's Southern Fried chicken


3 eggs
1/3 c. water
 1 cup hot red pepper sauce (Texas Pete is recommended)
2 c. self rising flour
1 t. pepper
house seasoning (mix 1 cup salt, 1/3 c. pepper and 1/4 c. garlic powder together)
one 2 1/2 pound chicken, cut up
oil for frying (preferably peanut oil)
  1. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the water.
  2. Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange.
  3. In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper.
  4. Season the chicken with the house seasoning.
  5. Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg and then coat well in the flour mixture.
  6. Heat the oil to 350 degrees in a deep pot.  Do not fill the pot  more than 1/2 full with oil.
  7. Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp.
  8. Dark meat takes longer to cook than white meat.
  9. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes.
  10. If the breasts are large you can bake for 15 minutes when they are brown enough to make sure they are cooked.