Fried chicken is one of my families favorite meals, in fact, they drive me crazy about making it! It’s a crowd pleaser, to say the least. This recipe is my mothers and I have found by making it throughout the years that it is a VERY messy process but I can guarantee it’s so worth the mess!

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Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 Organic chicken
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 Cups of flour
  • 2 Cups of Buttermilk
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons of Butter
  • 1 1/2 Cups of Vegetable oil

Instructions

1

Cut a chicken into 8 pieces

2

Wash and place on a paper towel and pat dry

3

Season with salt and pepper

4

Beat eggs and add Buttermilk

5

Place flour in a bowl

6

Heat oil and add butter to the pan

7

Place chicken in the egg wash and than the flour

8

When oil is hot put the chicken in the frying pan and cook until the crust is golden brown

9

Bake chicken in a pyrex baking pan for 45 min until chicken is done

10

Remove chicken from the pan immediately to prevent it from getting soggy

Notes

Tip: Only keep the chicken in the oil until it's brown. Finish the cooking process by moving it into a pan and placing it in the oven. Baking it will keep the calories a little lower and the mess a little less!

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