What's for Dinner? Fried Chicken!

 Last night, I made my absolute favorite thing for dinner - fried chicken. It's the first thing I learned to make from my dad. We were living in Virginia when I was maybe 8 or 9 and he was building a shed for the backyard. He always made fried chicken on Saturdays because it was my mom's day out and it was always accompanied with corn on the cob and tater tots. I don't think any of us minded having it every week because it was DELICIOUS! I had asked about dinner and he had t me write down his recipe before letting me make it myself.

 

My recipe is slightly different but I think it tastes awesome. Enjoy!

 

FRIED CHICKEN

Ingredients:

6-8 chicken legs ($0.99-$1.39/lb - I normally get about 2lbs)

1 cup flour (in my pantry, about $1.97 for 5-lb bag)

1 tbsp. salt (in my pantry, less than $1 for a container)

1 tbsp. black pepper (in my pantry, $1-2 for a container, depending where you go)

1 tbsp. garlic powder (in my pantry, $1 at Wal-Mart0

1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning (in my pantry, about $3-$4 but you won't have to buy it for a while)

1 tbsp. paprika (in my pantry, $1 at Wal-Mart)

24 oz. oil (any kind but olive oil) ($2.24 for a 48oz bottle at Wal-Mart) 

 

Heat oil to medium-low. While the oil heats, mix flour and all spices in a bowl. Rinse each chicken leg and then coat with seasoning. 

 

 

 Once the oil is heated, put the chicken in. They should started sizzling a little bit immediately.

 

 

Put a lid on your skillet and leave it alone for 10 minutes. When you take off the lid, they should look pretty much like this. 

 

 

Turn them. You'll turn them a total of 3 times at 10 minute intervals. When you turn them the third time, let them cook another 10 minutes before taking them out. (If you see that they are starting to get darker than you like, you can also let them finish in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees.)

 

 

And then, enjoy indulging in a delicious chicken dinner!

 

 

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy it. I bought a 4.5-lb package of chicken legs and a full bottle of oil so, for $6.75, I can make this twice.  Hope you like it!