Char's Crispy Chicken
- 3 tablespoons garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons onion powder
- 3 tablespoons black pepper
- 3 tablespoons salt
- 12 whole chicken wings
- 12 gallon milk
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 egg
- 13 cup water
- peanut oil, for frying
- Combine seasoning mix first 4 ingredients and divide in 3.
- In a ziplock or sealable bowl, coat chicken wings with a third of the seasoning.
- Cover with the milk.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours.
- Pour off the brine and shake off excess brine from chicken.
- Coat chicken with another third of the seasoning mixture.
- Set aside.
- Mix the remaining seasoning mix into the flour.
- Place the flour mixture into a large ziplock bag.
- Add chicken to the bag.
- Close the bag tightly and shake to coat the chicken.
- Remove the coated chicken from bag and shake off the excess flour.
- Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine egg and water.
- Dip each piece of coated chicken into the egg wash and shake off the excess.
- Place chicken back into paper bag and shake to coat one last time.
- Remove chicken from bag and place on a plate.
- It's time to fry!
- Add oil to deep fryer.
- (about 400 degrees.
- ).
- Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden.
- (Oil should completely cover chicken.
- Fry dark meats together and white meats together.
- Do not overcrowd the pan.
- Chicken will float to the top.
- ).
garlic, onion powder, black pepper, salt, chicken, gallon milk, flour, egg, water, peanut oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/char-s-crispy-chicken-521102 (may not work)