Restaurant-Style Fried Chicken
Ingredients:
3 pounds chicken pieces
1/2 cup Flour
1 package dry Italian-style salad dressing
Salt to taste
1 egg
2 tablespoons Club soda
1 cup pancake mix (or more)
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Oil for deep frying
Directions:
- Rinse chicken pieces; pat dry with paper towels.
- Mix flour with dry salad dressing mix and salt to taste. Dip chicken pieces in this mixture and let sit for a couple of minutes.
- Beat egg and club soda. In another shallow bowl, blend pancake mix with poultry seasoning, paprika and pepper.
- Dip flour-coated chicken pieces in egg mixture, then in pancake mix mixture. Let sit on wire rack while heating deep fat to 375 degrees.
- Cook chicken pieces, turning once, until a rich golden brown, about 20-25 minutes. Drain on paper towels. It makes 4 servings.
Tip: To prepare estra crispy chicken, dip the chicken (after it has been coated in the pancake mixture) back in the egg mixture and again in the pancake mixture. Fry until done.
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