Fried Chicken

Ingredients

1 broiler or frying chicken

1 t. onion salt

1 T. salt

1/4 t. paprika

1/4 t. garlic salt

1 & 1/2 cs. matzo meal, cake meal or bread crumbs

2 eggs

3/4 c. water

1/2 c. chicken fat (melted)

Instructions

Cut chicken into quarters. Remove wings from top quarters. Mix seasoning and rub into chicken parts. Put breading into a wooden bowl, chop chicken with chopping knife several times while you are covering it with the breading. When the chicken is thoroughly coated with the crumbs, let it stand while you prepare the batter. Make batter with eggs and water; heat chicken fat in frying pan; dip chicken into batter and fry on high flame until the chicken is browned on all sides. Before serving, place in moderately hot, 400°, oven for 1/2 hour (uncovered).

Fried Chicken (in cornflake crumbs)

1 broiler or frying chicken

1 t. onion salt

1 T. salt

1/4 t. garlic salt

1/4 t. paprika

1 c. crushed cornflakes

2 eggs

3/4 c. water

1/2 c. chicken fat (melted)

Instructions

Cut chicken into portions. Mix seasoning and rub into pieces of chicken. Make batter with egg and water, dip chicken portions into batter, roll in the cornflake crumbs and either fry brown (in 1/2 c. chicken fat) on all sides or bake in moderate, 375°, oven for 3/4 hour. After chicken is browned put on brown paper to drain off excess fat. If you bake the chicken, melt the fat (3 Ts.) in baking dish and be sure to heat the baking dish before putting the chicken into oven.

Note

Throughout the website, wherever a recipe calls for salt, use coarse salt.

Also Note:

c. stands for cup

T. stands for tablespoon

t. stands for teaspoon

and don't forget salt stands for coarse salt.