Pearl’s Easy Southern Fried Chicken

Instructions

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   Fill a large frying pan about half full of oil. (I use a huge old cast iron one, since I usually have to cook lots of fried chicken at one time. Everyone I know loves fried chicken!) Wash your chicken pieces, salt and pepper each, then coat with flour. (It takes a little more salt than you would think, so don’t just give it a tiny sprinkle. This isn’t exactly healthy cooking any ways.) When your oil is goodand hot, carefully place each piece of chicken in the pan. The oil should be up at least half the height of the chicken. (This can also be deep fried if you prefer.) Once you’ve added as many pieces as fit without touching each other, lower your heat justa little, and fry chicken on each side until golden brown and well done inside. Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the chicken pieces and the temperature of the oil. When done, place chicken on pan lined with brown paper bags with a few paper towels on top of the bags. Sever warm or cold. (If you want gravy, pour out most of the oil from the pan, making sure not to pour out the drippings in the bottom from frying all of that chicken. Add in some flour and brown over high heat, stirring without taking a break. Once the flour is brown—not black—add cold water, salt, pepper, chicken bouillon, and what other seasonings you like. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.) Author’s Bio: Charlotte Dillon was born in Louisiana. As a child she feared bedtime, when the lights were turned out and her room settled into darkness. There was a way not to notice the slow movement that she could swear was near her closet, or the soft breaths that she could almost hear under her bed—make up a story. Each night, while she waited for sleep to come, she invented characters, designed worlds, and slipped away from the darkness and her childish fears. As an adult, Charlotte still makes up bedtime tales, but now she has a perfect place to share those adventures, in her books. She spends her days as a freelance writer, and evenings and weekends working on her tales of heroes, horses, and the kind of romance that dreams are made of. To learn more about Charlotte, visit her website at: http://www.geocities.com/charlottedillon2000/index.html. Or send a message to: [email protected].