Mama'S Fried Chicken

Name: Mama'S Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 3 -4 lbs whole chickens, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups buttermilk; self-rising flour; vegetable oil

6 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

3 -4 lbs whole chickens, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups buttermilk
self-rising flour
vegetable oil

Directions

1

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2

Place chicken in shallow dish or ziploc plastic bag; add buttermilk.
3

Cover or seal, and chill at least 2 hours.
4

Remove chicken from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk.
5

Dredge chicken in flour.
6

Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven; heat to 360°F.
7

Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; cover and cook 6 minutes.
8

Uncover chicken and cook 9 minutes.
9

Turn chicken; cover and cook 6 minutes.
10

Uncover and cook 5 to 9 minutes, turning the chicken the last 3 minutes for even browning, if necessary.
11

Drain on paper towels.
12

Test chicken with meat thermometer (170°F) or by piercing thickest portion with fork.
13

When juices run clear it is done.