How To Make Southern Classic Chicken
Make this southern classic chicken from scratch with this easy recipe. The ingredients are simple and you get a perfectly crisp and juicy bird.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp salt, plus additional for sprinkling
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 4 lb chicken, bone-in skin-on
- vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
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Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and place a rack in a large baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the milk and eggs. Whisk to blend well.
- In a large heavy-duty resealable plastic food storage bag, combine the flour, 2 tablespoons salt, and pepper. Seal and shake to combine.
- Dip the chicken pieces in the milk and egg mixture and let excess drip off into the bowl. Set already dipped pieces aside on a plate until you have three or four.
- Add the dipped chicken pieces to the bag of seasoned flour.
- Seal the bag and shake well to coat the chicken pieces thoroughly.
- Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
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Heat the oil in a deep, heavy skillet to 350 degrees F. While it's heating up, set aside a large serving plate lined with paper towels.
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Fry the chicken, a few pieces at a time, for about 10 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and thoroughly cooked.
- With a slotted spoon, move the done chicken pieces onto the paper towel-lined platter to drain. Sprinkle immediately with salt.
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Transfer the drained and seasoned chicken to the prepared pan with a rack. Keep warm in the preheated oven while frying subsequent batches. Depending on the size of the pan, this recipe will require about 3 to 4 batches.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 5g
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- Calcium: 158mg
- Calories: 842kcal
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Cholesterol: 254mg
- Fat: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 6mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 15g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g
- Potassium: 660mg
- Protein: 54g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Sodium: 3713mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 577IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
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