Chalfonte Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken, cut-up
• 1 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 cups crisco or 2 cups corn oil
• 1 onion, sliced in rings

Recipe

• 1 soak 3 lb. cut-up chicken in salted water (1 tbs. per quart of water) for 1 hour. pat dry.
• 2 mix in bag 1 cup flour, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tbs paprika.
• 3 shake chicken pieces (2 at a time) in flour mixture, covering well.
• 4 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.
• 5 turn after first 10 minutes. test for doneness with fork.
• 6 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).
• 7 *dot cuts the chicken in quarters to serve four people.