perfect southern fried chicken

🥘 Ingredients

• • chicken
• • water
• • salt
• • buttermilk
• • eggs
• • season-all salt
• • flour
• • cornmeal
• • dried oregano
• • vegetable oil

📝 Instructions

1. 1 soak chicken in water and salt at least 2 hours in the refrigerator
2. 2 mix buttermilk , eggs and season all and dip chicken pieces in this mixture
3. 3 combine 1 cup flour , 2 tbsp corn meal , 2 tsp dried oregano , and 2 tsp season all in a bag
4. 4 drop two pieces of dipped chicken in the bag at one time
5. 5 shake to coat
6. 6 place on wire rack to rest
7. 7 heat a shallow layer of oil or shortening to 360 f in a jumbo chicken skillet or an electric skillet
8. 8 place the chicken in the pan , trying not to crowd the pieces
9. 9 cover for the first five minutes
10. 10 check the chicken
11. 11 when golden brown , turn
12. 12 cover for the next five minutes
13. 13 remove cover and cook uncovered , turning occasionally , as needed for a total of an additional 20 minutes or until cooked through
14. 14 watch carefully , and don't allow it to get too dark
15. 15 if it's frying too fast , reduce heat slightly