Fried Chicken (Southern Style)

Ingredients

• Dress a young chicken weighing 1 1/4 to 2 pounds
• salt and pepper to taste
• Roll each piece of chicken in flour until covered nicely
• 1 cup of boiling water (with little milk added)

Method

1. 1

   Cut chicken in pieces and wash in cold water.

2. 2

   Drain and set in cool place.

3. 3

   When ready to cook, salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Roll in flour and fry in hot fat until golden brown.

5. 5

   Drain fat, leaving about two tbls.

6. 6

   Add flour, let brown, then add boiling water, stirring constantly.

7. 7

   Cook 3 or 4 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 76. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRIED CHICKEN (SOUTHERN STYLE). Dress a young chicken weighing 1 14 to 2 pounds. Cut in pieces and wash in cold water. Drain and set in ice box or cool place from six to twelve hours. When ready to cook, salt and pepper to taste. Roll each piece of chicken in flour until covered nicely. Put in hot fat over moderate fire ; turn once or twice until a golden brown. Place chicken on platter, drain off fat, leaving about two tbls. Into this sprinkle 1 tbls. flour. Let brown, then add 1 cup of boiling water (with little milk added)

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