"Tender at the Bone" Fried Chicken
Renee
Served at Bad Girl’s Book Club Party Jody Burn’s House, 2000
ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken, cut up
- 1 box rock salt
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 2 onions, sliced thin
- 1 cup flour
- 3 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/4 cup butter
directions
- 1
Put chicken pieces in bowl and cover completely with rock salt. Let sit for 2 hours. Remove chicken from salt, wash well, and put into a bowl with buttermilk and sliced onions. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- 2
Place flour, salt, cayenne and black pepper in a paper bag and shake to combine. Drain chicken one piece at a time and put in bag. Shake to coat thoroughly. Place on waxed paper. Repeat until all chicken pieces are coated.
- 3
Leave for 1/2 hour to dry out and come to room temperature.
- 4
Melt shortening and butter in a large skillet over high heat, add chicken pieces, and cover pan. Lower heat and cook 10 minutes. Turn and cook, uncovered, 8 minutes for breasts, 12 minutes for dark meat.
- 5
Test to see if done by piercing thigh; juices should run clear.
Source: Jody
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