paula deen's southern fried chicken

How To Make paula deen's southern fried chicken

• Step 1
  Heat peanut oil in a large deep pot to 350°F (do not fill more than half full--you don't want a hot-oil spill-over accident!).
• Step 2
  For sauce mixture: in a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs with the water.
• Step 3
  Add hot sauce and whisk together well. Pour this mixture into a large plastic zip-top bag.
• Step 4
  For seasoning mixture: In a small bowl, combine 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.
• Step 5
  For dredging mixture: In a another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Step 6
  Rinse and pat dry chicken pieces with a paper towel. Cut breast pieces in half across ribs. Sprinkle chicken generously on both sides with seasoning blend.
• Step 7
  Drop a few chicken pieces of chicken into bag of sauce mixture and squish around to coat thoroughly.
• Step 8
  One piece at a time, roll chicken in flour mixture and drop into hot oil.
• Step 9
  Don't crowd chicken pieces--I cook about half the chicken at a time. Fry chicken until brown and crisp. Drain on paper toweling.
• Step 10
  Dark meat will take about 14 minutes, white meat about 10 minutes.
• Step 11
  Remember smaller pieces cook faster than the larger ones. You can check for doneness by piercing to the bone in the thickest part with a fork. If the juices run clear, it is done.
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