classic southern fried chicken

Name: Classic Southern Fried Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup(s) whole milk; 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) seasoned salt, such as lawry's; 1 teaspoon(s) seasoned pepper, such as lawry's; 24 ounce(s) solid vegetable shortening, such as crisco

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Private Recipe by

Russ Myers

@Beegee1947

Necedah, WI

This is chicken the way your grandma used to fix it. The only difference is we use vegetable oil where she used lard or fat of some sort or the other.

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yield 4 Servings

prep time 10 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Stove Top

Ingredients For classic southern fried chicken

1

4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 lg

eggs
1/2 c

whole milk
1 1/2 c

all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp

seasoned salt, such as lawry's
1 tsp

seasoned pepper, such as lawry's
24 oz

solid vegetable shortening, such as crisco

How To Make classic southern fried chicken

1
Pat the chicken pieces dry and line a baking sheet with wax paper. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. 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.

2
In a 12-inch, cast-iron skillet, heat the vegetable shortening to 365°. 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. Drain the chicken on paper towels and serve right away.
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