1956 Fried Chicken Legs
"They cut up the whole chicken to fry but we are just doing the legs President Truman enjoyed fried chicken this was a pretty comman way of cooking it they used lard instead of shortening often but since bess used margarine she might have used shortening. They also put the dredge in a brown paper sack and shook the bejeezus out of it .you choose"
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (464.6 g)
- Calories 664.2
- Total Fat - 35.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.9 g
- Cholesterol - 816.5 mg
- Sodium - 819.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 64.1 g
- Calcium - 51.9 mg
- Iron - 9.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat shortening up in a cast iron skillet
Step 2
Mix dry ingredients in 1 bowl
Step 3
And wet ingredients in another bowl season both to taste
Step 4
Dip chicken in the wet bowl then dip it in the dredge coating all sides
Step 5
Place gently in hot oil
Step 6
Fry on one side until browned
Step 7
Flip and cover
Step 8
Chicken is cooked when you pierce it the juices run clear
Step 9
Take chicken out and place in a warm oven you have cooked biscuits in
Step 10
Remove the shortening from skillet leaving 3 tablespoons of grease
Step 11
Add 3 tablespoons of your dredge flour and brown then add wet ingredients
Step 12
And stir like crazy season to taste you may need more water. add if you need to
Tips
No special items needed.
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