Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients

·         3 eggs

·         1/3 cup water

·         About 1 cup hot red pepper sauce (recommended: Texas Pete)

·         2 cups self-rising flour

·         1 tsp pepper

·         House seasoning (see recipe below)

·         1 chicken, cut into pieces

·         Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil

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Directions

• In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the water.
• Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange.
• In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper.
• Season the chicken with the house seasoning.
• Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, and then coat well in the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
• Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp (Dark meat takes longer then white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes).

House Seasoning

·         1 cup salt

·         1/4 cup black pepper

·         1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.