and nobody got hurt. I will confess that while I've fried my share of chicken fingers, boneless chicken breasts, and pork chops, I had never actually fried bone-in chicken. But, in my quest to improve myself as a cook, I felt the need to tackle it. So, I decided to start with my favorite piece of fried chicken: the drumstick. I bought a large package - 17 legs - and fried them all!! By the time I finished the first batch, the whole house smelled wonderful, like the days of my childhood when my Mama and Mema still fried their own chicken. After my success, my husband said that I'm no longer allowed to buy fried chicken from our local grocery store. Hmmm...what have I done?!?
Here's my large bowl of chicken legs. I rinsed them under cold water.
In a gallon-sized zippered storage bag, I added 1-1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp. of my seasoning blend, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Even with the hot sauce and cayenne, this chicken wasn't spicy, just flavorful.
I coated the legs two at a time in the flour.
Even with all the hot grease, I didn't have a lot of splattering and nobody got hurt, mainly me.
Drained on paper towels. The crust was crisp and the chicken was cooked all the way to the bone.
Fried chicken - done! Another item checked off the kitchen bucket list!
Enjoy!!!
Beautiful....I am thinking you need to invest in a cast iron skillet...you will be frying more chicken :)
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Gail
Kim what makes your blog so wonderful is the fact that it is SO DOWN TO EARTH AND DOWN RIGHT SIMPLE! For those of us who didn't have moms to be our guide your site with pictures and step by step instructions is just priceless. I'm not just saying this because I work with you either! I MEAN IT! ;-) YUM!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gail and Angie. I do need a cast iron skillet. Learning to season it will be whole other blog post. I think the "seasoning" part is what holds me back.
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