Fried Chicken
Created by dababe on June 24, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 15-18m
- Recipe #12846
Ingredients
- 3 to 3 1/2 pound whole chicken (cut up)
- Oil, for deep frying
- DRY BATTER
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoons garlic salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- WET BATTER
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg yolk (beaten)
- 3/4 cup water
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine the dry batter ingredients in a shallow bowl.
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Step 2: WET BATTER: Mix 2/3 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Whisk 3/4 cup water and the egg yolk. Gradually mix into the the flour-salt-pepper mixture.
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Step 3: Heat oil to 365°F in deep pan or fryer to a depth of about 2-inches.
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Step 4: Using a pastry brush, brush the chicken pieces with cold water, then dip in dry seasoned flour mix, then coat into the wet batter, then back in seasoned flour mix.
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Step 5: Fry in hot Crisco for 15 to 18 minutes or until well browned. Drain on paper.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (462.1 g)
- Calories 594.3
- Total Fat - 9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.4 g
- Cholesterol - 862.6 mg
- Sodium - 532.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 55 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 0.4 g
- Protein - 68.4 g
- Calcium - 65.1 mg
- Iron - 9.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg