Tanya's Louisiana Southern Fried Chicken

I thought this turned out a good piece of southern fried chicken. Here are some additional tips for getting a tasty bird. Rinse chicken pieces and place in large pot or bowl and add a couple of tsp. of baking soda (this takes the blood out of the bird)and fill with water until covered for 15-20 min. Drain and rinse and refill with water again. This time place several teaspoons of iodized salt and add chicken back to water. Refridgerate for 3-4 hours or overnight if desired. This seasons the meat so that you will have a flavorful and juicy bite each time. Good Luck

This reminds me of the fried chicken I enjoyed growing up in south Ga. I give the recipe 5 stars as written, but I have a few suggestions, which come from my Nana. 1. Use peanut oil. It heats at a temp higher than other veggie oils before it burns. This creates fried chicken that isn't greasy, has a crispy outside and a moist inside. 2. Some reviews mention trouble in getting the coating to stick. Instead of soaking the chicken in evaporated milk, soak it in a combo of buttermilk and a few beaten eggs. Something about this causes the coating to stick well. 3. If you want a thick coating, do the following, and have patience because it takes a little bit of practice. Take a piece of chicken out of the buttermilk and let the excess drain back into the bowl. Place it on a plate and dust with the flour mix. Using a spoon or fork, gently press the flour onto the chicken. Turn the chicken over and repeat. Using tongs or a fork, very quickly dunk the chicken back in the buttermilk and coat again. It's important to not use your fingers because they will remove more of the coating you'd just put on. 4. Even if you don't want a thick crust, consider making a lot more of the flour mix. Until you get the hang of coating, it's easy to go through a whole lot of flour. 5. Place in the oil skin side down, preferably spaced so that the pieces don't touch. 6. Fry on medium high heat for at least 20 minutes.

This recipe had excellent flavor! The only changes I made were to use crisco for frying and to double-dip the chicken pieces in both the egg/milk mixture and the breading. I also soaked my chicken overnight beforehand in buttermilk, which gives it a wonderful, juicy tenderness, and like other reviewers I added extra of all the spices. I then used the extra flour mixture to make gravy from some of the drippings...it was great! I browned the chicken on both sides, then put it in a 380 degree oven for 1/2 hour, and this helped to eliminate the over-browning some other reviewers commented on. It was wonderfully crispy and delicious, and even better cold the next day!

This is the best homemade fried chicken recipe ever! It's crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside with the perfect amount of seasoning. I served this with homemade garlic mashed potatoes, sweet tea, and wheat pita bread. DELICIOUS!!! The only changes I made was to use 8oz. whipping cream and approx. 1/2 tsp. baking powder. I think the thickness of the cream made a big difference in the crunchiness of the skin. Next time I make this, I'm going to try double dipping the chicken in the milk mixture and flour to get extra crispy skin. You've gotta try this recipe!

This is a perfect fried chicken! I host a girl's club and had them make these. We used chicken strips in place of the whole chicken and it made alot, but there was absolutely nothing left after lunch! The one thing I changed though, is that I followed another review suggestion, using heavy whipping cream instead of evaporated milk. They came out so light and crisp! This one is definately a keeper for my book!

This was the crispiest fried chicken I have made to date and my family loved it. This is definitly a keeper.

This is by far the best recipe for fried chicken I have tried. After a couple times making it I made a few small changes. One I added more seasoning to the chicken before flouring, instead of evaporated milk I used about a quarter cup of peppercorn ranch dressing and thinned it with about same amount of 2% milk, then fried it in the deep fryer.The chicken was golden brown crispy and scrumptious even the leftovers were crispy the next day.

I was disappointed again. I did like the batter and thought it was very good. I still could not get the chicken to cook through without burning the batter. I have never been able to master that. Maybe someone with more fried chicken experience would have better luck.

This recipe was very, very good. The only change I made was to season the flour. Kids and my boyfriend had no complaints. Thanks Tanya!!