Grandmother Paul's Fried Chicken

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• salt and pepper, for seasoning chicken
• crisco shortening, for frying
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) broiler-fryer chickens, cut into pieces

Recipe

• 1 heat shortening in a cast iron skillet to 350 degrees f.
• 2 beat eggs with water in a small bowl.
• 3 in a shallow bowl, season flour with pepper.
• 4 dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then coat well in flour mixture.
• 5 carefully add to hot shortening, in batches if necessary
• 6 place lid on top of skillet, and fry until brown and crisp.
• 7 remember that dark meat requires a longer cooking time (about 13 to 14 minutes, compared to 8 to 10 minutes for meat.).