"hey y'all fried chicken"

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jenny Moretz
Pinnacle, NC

Adopted this recipe from Paula Deen's recipe book. I made some substitutions, such as using buttermilk instead of water...marinating the chicken for at least 4 hours prior to frying and I like to use a THICK brown paper bag to put my flour mix and chicken in!!! Just an OLD Southern thang!!

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 20 Min

Ingredients For "hey y'all fried chicken"

  • 1-2 1/2 pkg
    chicken (cut into peices)
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 1/3 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    hot sauce (recommended:texas pete )
  • 2 c
    self-rising flour
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • peanut oil (for frying)
  • *house seasoning, recipe follows
  • HOUSE SEASONING
  • 1 c
    salt ( i prefer sea salt)
  • 1/4 c
    black pepper
  • 1/4 c
    garlic powder
  • mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

How To Make "hey y'all fried chicken"

  • 1
    In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the milk.
  • 2
    Add enough hot sauce to turn milk to a bright orange color.
  • 3
    Marinate chicken in an airtight container/bag for at least 4 hours.
  • 4
    In another bowl, combine the flour and pepper.
  • 5
    Remove chicken from marinate and season the chicken with the house seasoning.
  • 6
    Then coat well in the flour mixture by adding flour mixture to a medium sized thick brown paper bag...add chicken, a couple of pieces at a time and shake-shake-shake- your chicken!!!
  • 7
    Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
  • 8
    Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp. Dark meat takes longer then white meat. It should take dark meat about 13 to 14 minutes, white meat around 8 to 10 minutes.

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