Entertaining Appetizer - Fried Chicken

This is a Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. It Is not howeve the Colonel Sanders secret recipe. The recipe below Is a Kentucky-style fried chicken recipe from but different That One, It Still Tastes goal Extremely good.

You can use lard, crisco (shortening), or one of the vegetable oils for this recipe Kentucky fried chicken, ham or bacon butter can Also Be added to the oil. The frying pan and oil temperature are really critical. Too hot and the chicken burned and undercooked Will Be. Too low and the chicken soggy Will Be.

The ideal temperature for the Kentucky fried chicken recipe IS about 365 degrees F (185 C). Use a frying thermometer to determine this. You can test the temperature Also dropping by 2 "square bread Into the oil." Should turn golden brown It in about 60 seconds.

Add the pieces one by one and do not crowd them ". Two or more batches do, if you must.

Ingredients:

No. 1 good chicken, cut Into serving pieces, or use 8 to 10 leg pieces trimmed of excess fat.
o 1 tsp chopped tarragon
o 1 tsp chopped chervil
o 1 tsp chopped chives
o 1 tsp chopped parsley
o 1-2 Cloves garlic, minced
o 1 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
o 1 egg
o 1 cup flour
No Salt and pepper to taste
No oil or fat Enough to fill a skillet to depth of about 1 / 2 "- lard, lard and butter combined or vegetable oil:

Crisco shortening, corn, canola, peanut. The least flavor from corn or canola oil allowed the MOST bacon flavor the most. Crisco shortening result to the 'crispest' chicken. Canola Is The Healthiest.
Utensils needed: Large heavy skillet or saucepan with cover, large mixing bowl; gold thongs big fork for handling chicken pieces, frying thermometer (Ideally).

Mix chicken with spices, garlic, chili, egg, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Blend in flour. Keep mixing Until the flour IS Blended With Other ingredients and chicken coated IS. Add more water or flour if mixture is Too Thin or too dry. It Should Be dry but not powdery and not too wet - It Has to adhered to the chicken.

ADD Enough fat / oil to your skillet to a depth of about 1 / 2 inch. Turn heat to medium. If you mixed in butter, skim "any foam That Rises to the surface.

WHEN oil is hot raise the heat (fire) to high. Add chicken pieces to skillet slowly. Cover the skillet and Reduce heat to medium. The oil "should sizzle but not smoking. Cook for 7 minutes.

UNCOVER the skillet, turn chicken and continue to fry for Another 7 minutes. No Need to Cover the skillet

Turn the chicken again and cook for 5 more minutes. Turn Necessary to Ensure That hast Both sides are golden brown. The Chicken Removed from skillet. Drain on paper towels Placed oils. Serve chicken Immediately for best taste.