Kentucky Extra Crispy Fried Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 whole broiler-fryer chickens, cut up into 8 pieces or 4 chicken breasts
• 6 -8 cups shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon msg (i did not use, i used adobo)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/4 cups cold water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon potassium chloride (used adobo) or 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (used adobo)
• 1 tablespoon msg (monosodium glutamate, i did not use)
• 1/8 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons bottled chicken stock (i used broth, didn't have stock)

Recipe

• 1 combine all the marinade ingredients to make the marinade.
• 2 trim any excess fat and skin from the chicken pieces and marinate them for a couple of hours. (i used 2 hours).
• 3 mix the milk with the egg in a bowl.
• 4 combine the other dry ingredients in another bowl.
• 5 drain the marinated chicken on paper towels.
• 6 dip each chicken piece in the egg and milk, and then coat it in the dry flour mixture.
• 7 dip into the egg and milk mixture again then back in the flour. make sure every piece is well coated.
• 8 preheat the shortening in a deep fryer to 350 degrees f.
• 9 stack the chicken on a plate until each piece is coated.
• 10 drop the chicken pieces into the hot shortening, one at a time with tongs being careful not to splash any of the hot oil to avoid burns. oven mits are a good idea.
• 11 fry 4 pieces of chicken at a time until golden brown.
• 12 this will take 12 to 15 minutes. stir the chicken halfway through the cooking time for an even finish.
• 13 drain the chicken pieces on wire racks for 5 minutes and serve hot.