Pan-Fried Chicken

Directions

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   Place first 5 ingredients in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Seal bag, and shake to blend. Sprinkle salt evenly over chicken. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, to bag. Seal bag, and shake to coat chicken. Remove chicken from bag, shaking off excess flour. Place chicken on a cooling rack; place rack in a jelly-roll pan. Reserve and refrigerate remaining flour mixture in bag. Loosely cover chicken with wax paper; chill 1 1/2 hours. Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Return chicken, 1 piece at a time, to flour mixture, shaking bag to coat chicken. Discard excess flour mixture.
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   Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 25 minutes or until done, carefully turning every 5 minutes.
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   Line a clean cooling rack with several layers of paper towels. Drain chicken on paper towels; let stand 5 minutes.
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   Young chefs can:
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   Shake chicken in sealed plastic bag
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   Tear off and stack paper towels
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   Older chefs can:
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   Measure flours and spices
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   Add measured ingredients to plastic bag
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