Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Chicken

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"Tasty fried chicken!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup cornmeal
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon dry southwest seasoning
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• oil
• 4 lbs chicken pieces (breasts, legs and thighs)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees; place rack in jellyroll pan.
2. In medium bowl, beat egg with milk; reserve.
3. In separate shallow bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, seasonings, salt and pepper; reserve.
4. Add enough oil to large, deep skillet to come up 1 inch; heat to 350 degrees on deep-frying thermometer.
5. Meanwhile, coat chicken pieces with egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then coat with cornmeal mixture; place on sheet of wax paper.
6. Fry chicken in batches, turning once, until golden, 3-4 minutes per side.
7. Drain on paper towels; transfer to rack in jellyroll plan.
8. Bake until chicken is no longer pink near bone, about 35 minutes.