Pan Fried Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients: Chicken pieces (recommend thighs & drumsticks, bone-in with skin, don’t use skinless)
Peanut oil (makes most crispy chicken; Mom used shortening)
Corn meal
Flour
Salt & pepper
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Directions:1) Find a frying pan……..for me, best is not cast iron. I use my largest non-stick pan which helps me to control the temperature. Pan should be large enough that chicken pieces do not touch when starting out. They will shrink while cooking, but start without contact if possible. If you are making a bunch of chicken, use 2 pans if necessary.
2) Mix equal parts corn meal and flour in a ziplock or Tupperware with a lid. Either add salt & pepper into the flour mixture or sprinkle on chicken pieces before flouring.
3) Rinse chicken from the package and then coat generously with cornmeal/ flour mix. Place on a rack to dry about 10-30 minutes. This allows the flour mixture to really stick to the chicken. You will gently shake-off extra flour before putting in the fry pan. (The ziplock is useful later to fill with cool oil and throw in trash.)
4) Put 1/2 inch of oil. Doesn’t need to be exact. Heat oil on medium low setting. Place coated chicken pieces into the oil.
5) Put a piece of foil on top of fry pan with chicken in it. Do not tamp edges of foil, allow lots of air in. Chicken should be cooking slowly to get it cooked through. Do not move chicken at all for 30 minutes.
6) After 30 minutes, turn chicken pieces and replace foil loosely. Again – don’t move it. Cook 20 minutes on medium low.*
7) Remove foil and crisp both sides of chicken with no foil on top. This is the part where you could turn up the heat a little. Serve immediately.
* It is hard to overcook thighs and drumsticks. Breasts will need less cooking. |
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Notes: Mom used to make chicken this way. Throughout the years, my fried chicken is still requested by family and friends......the ultimate comfort food.
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