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Mom's Fried Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 quarts water
4 tsp salt, divided
1 (3½ - 4 lb) package chicken pieces, skinned
1 large egg
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp pepper
1 quart vegetable oil
Directions:
Directions:
Combine 3 quarts water and 3 tsp salt in a large bowl, add chicken. Cover and chill 1 hour. Drain chicken, and rinse with cold water; pat dry.

Whisk together egg and 1 cup water.

Combine remain 1 tsp salt, flour, garlic powder, and pepper in a heavy duty aip-top plastic bag. Dip 2 chicken pieces in egg mixture. Place pieces in bag, seal and shake to coat. Remove and repeat procedure with remaining pieces.

Heat oil to 360º in a Dutch oven. Fry chicken in batches, 16 minutes or until golden, turning twice. Drain on paper towels.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Uncle Roger had this in his Recipe Notebook. Since it is called "Mom's Fried Chicken", i am thinking it may have been BurBur's original recipe for her fried chicken!

 

 

 

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