Orange-Pepper Fried Chicken
- 2 -2 12 lbs chicken pieces
- 4 teaspoons grated orange rind (2 oranges)
- 23 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon dry mustard
- 18 teaspoon pepper
- 14 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or 14 teaspoon hot sauce
- 34 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 18 teaspoon pepper
- Place chicken in shallow dish or ziploc baggie.
- Combine half of the orange rind (2 tsp.)
- with next 5 ingredients.
- Pour over chicken and marinate 1-3 hours.
- In doubled brown paper lunch sack, combine rest of ingredients including the other 2 teaspoons orange rind.
- Drain chicken.
- Shake one piece of chicken at a time in sack of flour mixture til very well coated.
- If flour leftover, reshake any that need it.
- In cast iron skillet or heavy skillet, brown chicken in hot, 1/2" deep oil, turning ocaisionally to brown evenly.
- When chicken is lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes, add 1 Tbl.
- water and cover skillet tightly with good lid.
- Cook slowly til thickest pieces are tender, about 20-30 minutes, turning ocaisionally for even browning again.
- Uncover, and cook for about 5 minutes longer to re-crisp.
chicken, orange rind, fresh squeezed orange juice, salt, mustard, pepper, tabasco sauce, flour, paprika, salt, pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-pepper-fried-chicken-128610 (may not work)