Sister suggest blogging! (because of fried chicken!!) :o

I created this blog because of my sister. I posted a few pictures on facebook of cooked foods for my family. and I received some good responses. Friends and Family wanting the recipe. and telling me how good the food looked. Yesterday I cooked my sister-in-laws Southern Fried Chicken. My kids call it Aunt Pam's fried chicken. My SnL was born and raised in Louisiana. Southern fried chicken + Southern Belle = The best fried chicken you will ever eat! I posted a picture of the fried chicken and received a good response on how good it looked and friends and family wanting a good recipe for fried chicken. My sister posted that I should create a blog. I posted another picture a while back of my mothers meatballs. My kids call them Jeanoux's (means grandmother) meatballs. Most of the foods I cook have someones name attached to it! (crazy). Again I received post of how good they look. So I took my sister seriously and here I am. Thanks Ree! Maybe by creating this blog. I can forward a recipe or two or just meeting other people that has the same passion for cooking as I do. I would also like new recipes if anyone would like to share. or maybe just make someone smile and enjoy my blog.

Aunt Pam's Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients;

6 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup Tony Chachere's creole seasoning. (substitute with another creole seasoning if not found)
6 eggs
1/4 cup half & half
Chicken parts ( my family prefers thighs and legs. I make one package of each. it's what ever you prefer.)
Vegetable oil (amount depends on what type of pan/pot used.) I use a deep cast Iron pot. which uses about 1/2 gallon of oil. the chicken should be submerged 1/2 way in the oil if not all the way for it to cook properly.


Prepare;
 I always soak the chicken in salt water. (all day until ready to cook. keep refrigerated). First and most important. prepare your pot with the oil make sure the oil is hot at 350 degrees. Mix flour and seasoning in a deep flat dish. Additional seasoning can be added according to taste. just be careful. Tony's seasoning is very salty and spicy hot. beat eggs and add half & half.

Tip- take a pinch of the flour mixture and drop it in the hot oil. If the flour bubbles you know the oil is ready for frying. Or sprinkle a bit of water in the oil and if it crackles! it's ready!!

Directions;
Submerge the chicken part in the egg mixer and then put it in the flour and coat it generously on both sides. (the chicken should be white from the flour) carefully and slowly put the chicken in the oil. depending on the chicken part and the frying method you are using depends on how long the chicken should cook. Thighs and Legs take longer than breast and wings.

Pan frying; about 8 min on one side and 6 on the other. Add a few more minutes to thighs and legs.
Deep frying; 15 min or when chicken floats to the top it's usually done. add a few extra minutes for the thighs and legs.

Drain the chicken on a rack with a cookie sheet underneath it. this method I found out works best. the chicken stays nice and crispy.

This is a simple but time consuming meal. take your time give it some love and have fun with it. the negative side of this is the clean up. I always wind up taking my stove apart to clean it because of the hot oil. It gets everywhere! (yuk)

Please let me know how it turned out and what you think of the recipe.

Enjoy Y'all!!!!