Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 6 to 8 pieces skinless white chicken meat with or without bones; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 to 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening; Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

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Ingredients

6 to 8 pieces skinless white chicken meat with or without bones
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 to 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

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["Trim off all fat and discoloration, etc.", "with kitchen shears or a sharp knife from the chicken.", "Wash under cold water.", "Put a cup of full of all-purpose, flour into a plastic bag.", "While the pieces are still very wet, place them one at a time into the flour.", "Shake the bag to coat each piece.", "Melt about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of shortening in a pan on medium heat.", "Shake the bag again to keep the pieces from sticking together.", "When the shortening is melted and very hot, remove the chicken from the bag.", "Gently shake off the excess flour and lay into the hot fat.", "When all the pieces are in the pan, cover with a lid and allow to fry about 5 to 7 minutes.", "Remove cover and check each piece to see how brown it is.", "When it is lightly golden brown, turn to fry the other side.", "Add salt and fresh ground pepper to each piece on the browned side.", "Cover again and allow the other side to brown.", "Season the second side.", "At this point, you may remove the cover and continue to fry the chicken to the desired \"browness\"" you prefer.""