Chalfonte Fried Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Soak 3 lb. cut-up chicken in salted water (1 tbs. per quart of water) for 1 hour. Pat dry.
• Mix in bag 1 cup flour, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tbs paprika.
• Shake chicken pieces (2 at a time) in flour mixture, covering well.
• Place 2 cups of Crisco or corn oil in large skillet. Heat to medium-medium high temperature and fry chicken until tender, crisp and brown, approximately 20 minutes.
• Turn after first 10 minutes. Test for doneness with fork.
• Before adding chicken, Dot says, "Throw in thickly sliced onion rings when grease is hot -- that's our secret!" Toss the onions in the hot oil and fry until dark brown, about 12 minutes (the browned onions flavor the oil).
• *Dot cuts the chicken in quarters to serve four people.

Steps:

• Mix parsley, lemon pepper, garlic salt, rosemary, seasoning salt and chili powder in a bowl. Mix them into the flour thoroughly. Place half the seasoned flour in a bowl and mix the eggs and milk together in another bowl.
• Dip the chicken into the flour, coating it entirely, then shake off the excess seasoning and put it into the egg mixture. Coat completely, then dip it into the flour again (adding more flour in 1-cup increments, if needed). Place the chicken on a plastic wrap lined 13-by-9-inch pan, putting more plastic wrap between the layers. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours; store the remaining seasoned flour in an airtight container.
• Heat the oil in a medium to large pot to 350 degrees F.
• Dip the chicken in the seasoned flour one more time. Fry the chicken, in batches, until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 8 minutes.

Steps:

• Whisk together the buttermilk and hot sauce in a large bowl. Submerge the chicken pieces in the buttermilk mixture and refrigerate overnight.
• Take the chicken out of the fridge, remove it from the buttermilk and drain on a rack set over a baking sheet to catch any excess brine. Set aside. Whisk the flour together with the panko, salt and pepper. One by one, dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, tapping off excess breading. Set the breaded chicken back on the rack and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour enough peanut oil into a Dutch oven so that there is 2 inches of oil but it does not go higher than halfway up the pot. Heat over medium-high heat until the oil registers 350 degrees F on a thermometer.
• Fry the chicken in batches of 3 or 4 pieces, turning every 1 to 2 minutes, and watching the oil temperature closely. The chicken should be cooked to a deep golden brown and an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes for wings and 12 minutes for breasts, thighs and legs. After taking the chicken out of the oil, set it on a baking sheet, immediately sprinkle with salt, and then place it in the oven for 5 minutes to finish cooking through. When done, place the fried chicken on a clean rack with layered paper towels on the bottom to absorb grease. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.