fried chicken

How To Make fried chicken

• Step 1
  Cut up chicken any way you like, I usually cut a chicken breast in 3 pieces(lengthwise) or you can do nuggets. Put the chicken in a bowl of water with about 2 tsp salt, stir around and let set for about 15-20 minutes. Drain, add eggs with chicken and stir around until chicken is coated.
• Step 2
  In a zip lock bag, mix the flour with all of the spices. Put the chicken in the bag a few pieces at a time and coat well.
• Step 3
  Put about 1/4" of oil in a deep frying pan and fry at medium heat until the chicken is browned well, turning about 3-4 times. This takes practice to know when it is done (juices run clear) When I am making a lot of chicken I put it in the oven, after it has been browned, at about 250 to keep warm. If you are cooking chicken with bones in, cooking time will take longer.
• Step 4
  To make gravy, drain the oil off if there is a lot, leaving about 2 Tbls. Let's say you are going to make 2 cups of gravy.-(1Tbls of flour per cup of gravy) Add about 2 Tbls of flour to drippings. There should be enough oil and drippings to make the flour moist(if not add 1 Tbls of butter) By the way, this is called a rue. Cook about 1 minute. Take off heat and let cool just for a small amount of time. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, stirring constantly. Add milk until you have the consistency you want. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook on medium low for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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