mom's old fashioned fried chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (4 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 1 cup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• put the flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a brown paper bag. one by one, coat the chicken parts with mixture.
• in a large skillet, fry the chicken in 1 inch of hot oil until golden brown. remove the chicken from the pan and drain the oil.
• put the chicken back into the pan and cover the pieces with cooking . cover the pan and reduce to simmer. let simmer for 20 minutes. serve.