Fried chicken

[Derek700]

Has anybody got a good fried chicken recipe? I really miss having my moms fried chicken, I think she just rolled it in flour and it was good. I like a little more flavour in mine.

[Ustabslim]

Crisco lard...

[SecretCoveDave]

free range chicken

[Ustabslim]

Free range ........not so free....Raised for Meat
Birds raised for meat may be sold as “free-range” if they have government certified access to the outdoors. The door may be open for only five minutes and the farm still qualifies as “free-range.” Apart from the “open door,” no other criteria such as environmental quality, number of birds, or space per bird, are included in the term “free-range.” A government official said: “Places I’ve visited may have just a gravel yard with no alfalfa or other vegetation.”
A visitor to Polyface Farm in Virginia wrote: “I toured Polyface on a sweltering day. Chickens were in tiny cages with tin roofs in the beating sun, panting like mad. The cages were located over manure piles the birds were supposed to eat larvae from. Rabbits were kept in factory-farm conditions in suspended, barren wire cages. There was no sign of freedom or compassion for these animals.”

Visitors to Springfield Farm in Sparks, Maryland reported: “The ‘free-range’ turkeys we saw were housed in a field in the freezing cold with no shelter except a small wooden tarp-covered structure only big enough for half of them. The others huddled together shivering in the weather. The farmer roughly grabbed the turkeys by their legs and held them upside down while they flapped their wings desperately to upright themselves. That is how he carried them.”

[Ustabslim]

Unless your going to the farm or raising your own...it's a farce...
And then I went to a farm and they were eating cow and horse poop...

[cbss]

Southern Fried Chicken That Melts In Your Mouth


Who doesn't love southern fried chicken? If you like fried chicken try out our mouthwatering alternative to crispy fried chicken.
Crispy fried chicken is everywhere. You have to look long and hard to find chicken that's southern fried. Today nine times out of ten if your get chicken from a restaurant it will be crispy.
What happened to that mouth watering moist southern-fried chicken? It was replaced for convenience. We live in a fast pace society, with time being our most valuable resource. Why labor for hours in the kitchen?
It's easier and much faster to drop the chicken into lard or vegetable shortening and forget about it until the meat is done. This may be true, but you sacrifice taste for convenience.
The fact that you're looking for a southern fried chicken recipe tells me that you're not looking for short cuts. Try this recipe if you want to sacrifice convenience for good eating.
Fried Chicken Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
2-1/2 To 3 Pounds of Chicken, Ready To Cook, Cut Up
1/2 – Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 – Cup All Purpose Flour
2 – Teaspoons Butter Or Margarine
2 – Tablespoons of Seasoning salt
2 – Tablespoons Garlic
2 – Tablespoons Unsalted Meat Tenderizer
1 – Cayenne Pepper
2 – Tablespoon Onion Powder
Cookware and Utensils:
1 – Large Cast Iron Skillet
Recipe Instructions:
As always the key to great cooking is preparation and quality ingredients.
Clean chicken and pat dry with paper towels. It's best to season your chicken the night before you plan to cook. Form your seasoning mixture by combining seasoning salt, garlic, meat tenderizer, cayenne pepper and onion powder. Generously sprinkle your entire chicken. Ensure the seasoning is applied to all sides. Place seasoned chicken in refrigerator overnight.
Take your chicken out of the refrigerator about 5-10 minutes before you start cooking. After your 5-10 minute wait, coat each piece of chicken with flour.
Over medium-low heat, melt butter and heat vegetable oil in a skillet large enough to hold all of the chicken. Fry chicken over medium low heat until browned on one side. Turn chicken over and brown the other side evenly. Once the grease cooks off and gets absorbed by the chicken add a couple tablespoons of water (this makes the chicken moist). Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

[Ustabslim]

^^^^^

[fielro]

cbss, sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing

[Derek700]

That is what I am looking for. Fried chicken this camping season

[xtruckerbob]

I don't know how she does it but she cooks the best anything (She is one of the south's best cooks) including Fried Chicken. .... So while I was deployed she fried a chicken and mailed it to me at Camp Shelby, Ms I got it just a few days before we left for Iraq. When I opened the tin and the smell of "good" fried chicken got in the fan all my squad came with their hands out. She had sent me 2 chickens and they did not last long. Then there was the 4 dozen home made cookies, but that is another story.

[wwsmith111]

Kfc!

[Wrascal]

There are several chains that specialize in fried chicken; no fuss and no lingering oily smells.

KFC is just one of them.

[Fill The Coolers]

Sylvia's Fried Chicken - best flavor!!
1⁄2teaspoons salt
1 1⁄2teaspoons black pepper, divided
1⁄2teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄4teaspoon paprika
1⁄4cup vegetable oil (I prefer corn)
1 1⁄2-2cups flour
• In plastic bag, combine salt, 1 teaspoon of the black pepper, and the garlic powder.
• Sprinkle over the chicken and let stand at least 20 minutes (but overnight in the refrigerator is better).
• Place flour, the remaining 1/4 tsp. black pepper and paprika in a plastic bag.
• Add the seasoned chicken and shake until each piece is covered with flour.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat, add chicken pieces and reduce heat to medium.
• Cook for 7 to 10 minutes or until chicken is nicely browned on the bottom.
• Turn and cook on the other side for another 7 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels before serving.

[TWP723]

Man, I'm hungry now! My mother used to make the best fried chicken ever!

[Hitch Pin]

Flour, salt, pepper and lots of good old lard !

[dg1971]

Originally Posted by Hitch Pin

Flour, salt, pepper and lots of good old lard !

Exactly the way my grandmother use to make fried chicken. The method of picking the chicken she would use was simple. When we went to gather eggs in the morning and she found one old hen that wasn't producing eggs, she tucked the hen under her left arm and declared, "you're lunch". 2 hours later the hen was plucked, cleaned, cut up and in the frying pan. No chicken I have ever eaten since tastes quite as good...certainly none fresher.

[Hitch Pin]

Originally Posted by dg1971

Exactly the way my grandmother use to make fried chicken. The method of picking the chicken she would use was simple. When we went to gather eggs in the morning and she found one old hen that wasn't producing eggs, she tucked the hen under her left arm and declared, "you're lunch". 2 hours later the hen was plucked, cleaned, cut up and in the frying pan. No chicken I have ever eaten since tastes quite as good...certainly none fresher.

That sounds just like my grandmother, those sure was some good old days. My grandmother was wonderful.

[3'senough]

I marinate in buttermilk with granulated garlic and paprika for 24hrs then toss in seasoned flour and fry in a DO. You can add as little or as much seasoning as you like to the flour. Also a little cornstarch will give you a more crispy coating. I usually go 4 flour to 1 cornstarch on the ratio.

[SmokerBill]

Just here to say that this thread is making me hungry. My mom's fried chicken was the best too. I'd always grab for the fried backs- my favorite piece!

[Hitch Pin]

MY FAVORITE ANIMAL

Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."

She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.

My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.

I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA.

He said they love animals very much.

I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office.

I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.

The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was.

I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, so I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.

She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.

I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am.

Today, my teacher asked me to tell her what famous person I admired most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders."

Guess where I am now?