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Main Dishes – Poultry

Southern Fried Chicken

This is the recipe used by the Kemp and Jones ladies

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Ingredients

  • Fresh frying chickens as many as you need.Shorten as much as you need to deep fry chickenCup or so of flourSalt and pepper to tasteThree eggs

02

Directions

  1. If not already done, disjoint the chicken pieces.
  2. All parts are used, wings, drumsticks, thighs, breasts, backs, liver, heart and gizzard.
  3. Leave the skin on each piece that has skin.
  4. Wash all pieces in cold salted water.
  5. Rinse several times.
  6. Then dry a little bit.
  7. Beat the eggs in two tablespoons of water.
  8. Mix flour, salt and pepper.
  9. Flour, egg and flour each piece of chicken.
  10. Fry each piece of chicken in deep hot fat until golden brown and done. If you need to, keep cooked chicken warm in the oven.
  11. Fried chicken in served with mashed potatoes and chicken gravy and any of the following; butter beans (a must), fresh green beans, stewed tomatoes, cranberry sauce and biscuits (a must).
  12. Ham is also served when there is special feast. All kinds of pies and cakes go with the meal.
  13. Cold fried chicken is great the next day, but keep it refrigerated.
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Transcribed from Main-Dishes-Poultry.docx, page 14.