Recipe Picnic Fried Chicken (Chicken)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 (2 pound) whole chickens, cut up
• 2 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 3 cups shortening
• 2 teaspoons salt

Preparing/Cooking:

• RINSE chicken with cold water; pat dry, and set aside.
• WHISK together milk and egg in a bowl.
• Combine flour, 2 tablespoons salt, and pepper in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag.
• DIP 2 chicken pieces in milk mixture.
• Place in plastic bag; seal and shake to coat.
• Remove chicken; repeat procedure with remaining pieces.
• MELT shortening in a Dutch oven over medium heat; heat to 350 degrees.
• Fry chicken, in batches, 10 minutes on each side or until done and golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle evenly with 2 teaspoons salt.

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