Batter-Fried Chicken

5 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (4 1/2 lb) cut up broiler-fryer chickens
  • 1 cup pancake mix
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 34 cup water
  • cooking oil

Directions

  1. 1
    In a saucepan covered, simmer chicken with enough salted water to cover for 20 minutes.
  2. 2
    Drain.
  3. 3
    In a bowl combine pancake mix and salt.
  4. 4
    Stir in 3/4 cup water.
  5. 5
    beat 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    Dip chicken pieces in batter, draining off excess batter.
  7. 7
    In a heavy skillet that's at least 3 inches deep, heat 11/4 inches oil to 350.
  8. 8
    Regulate the heat of the oil so that chicken fries at about 325.
  9. 9
    Fry a few pieces at a time for about 5 minutes or until chicken is golden and tender.
  10. 10
    Drain well.
  11. 11
    Keep fried pieces warm until rest are done.

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