Country Fried Chicken

 

Ingredients 

6-8 thin sliced chicken breasts

2 C flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1 1/2 C buttermilk

 1 egg

1 tbsp. hot sauce

oil for frying

Gravy: 

1/4 C reserved oil from frying

1/3 C flour

2 C milk

salt and pepper

Directions

1) Heat oil in deep fryer or large pan on stove ( a few inches deep) to 325 degrees. 

2) In a large bowl whisk together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper and garlic powder. 

3) In another bowl whisk together buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce. 

4) Dredge your chicken in the flour mixture then dip into the egg mixture than back into the flour mixture making sure to press down flour to get stuck on the chicken really good. 

5) Place chicken in pan/deep fryer and fry on each side 3-5 minutes until golden brown, remove and drain on paper towel lined plate, repeat with all the chicken. 

6) To make your gravy, in a large pan add 1/4" of oil from cooking and heat on medium-high, stir in your flour until absorbed and cook for 1 minute. 

7) Slowly add in your milk whisking to blend and heat until thickened then stir in salt and pepper to desired taste. 

8) Pour gravy over individual chicken before serving. 

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves: 6 

* You can use a regular deep fryer to make this instead of in a skillet. If you don't want to use frying oil to make gravy, substitute butter or bacon grease. Add more or less seasoning to the flour and gravy to your liking. You can also save yourself time by using premade country gravy or buying the country gravy packets and using that instead. Whichever works best for you.